Title |
Local concepts of anemia-related illnesses and public health implications in the Taabo health demographic surveillance system, Côte d’Ivoire
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Published in |
BMC Hematology, May 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/2052-1839-13-5 |
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Authors |
M’Bra KD Kouadio, Aurélie A Righetti, Noël N Abé, Rita Wegmüller, Mitchell G Weiss, Eliézer K N’Goran, Jürg Utzinger |
Abstract |
A 14-month prospective longitudinal study conducted in the Taabo health demographic surveillance system (HDSS), south-central Côte d'Ivoire, revealed high prevalence of anemia in different population groups in three types of settings (i.e., small town, village, and hamlet). Demographic parameters and several variables related to parasitic infections, micronutrient status, and inflammation were significantly associated with higher odds of anemia. However, cultural concepts and knowledge of various anemia-related illnesses and their relation with people's behaviors have not been investigated. |
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Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 71 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 10 | 14% |
Researcher | 9 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 8 | 11% |
Other | 5 | 7% |
Other | 13 | 18% |
Unknown | 18 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 20% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 18% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 7% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 6% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 6% |
Other | 8 | 11% |
Unknown | 23 | 32% |