Association between sickle cell and β-thalassemia genes and hemoglobin concentration and anemia in children and non-pregnant women in Sierra Leone: ancillary analysis of data from Sierra Leone’s 2013 National Micronutrient Survey

Association between sickle cell and β-thalassemia genes and hemoglobin concentration and anemia in children and non-pregnant women in Sierra Leone: ancillary analysis of data from Sierra Leone’s 2013 National Micronutrient Survey

Abstract Objective By measuring the associations between the presence of sickle cell and β-thalassemia genes, we assessed the extent to which these hemoglobinopathies contribute to the high prevalence of anemia observed in preschool-aged children and women of reproductive age in Sierra Leone. Result...

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Main Authors: James P. Wirth, Rashid Ansumana, Bradley A. Woodruff, Aminata S. Koroma, Mary H. Hodges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Sickle cell
β-thalassemia
Hemoglobin
Anemia
Children
Non-pregnant women
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3143-x

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