Table 2 Prevalence and severity of anaemia in children aged six to 59 months, stratified by sex and age group in central Côte d’Ivoire in December 2012
From: The epidemiology of malaria and anaemia in the Bonikro mining area, central Côte d’Ivoire
Mild anaemia | Moderate anaemia | Severe anaemia | Any anaemia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Hb 10.0-10.9 g/dl) | (Hb 7.0-9.9 g/dl) | (Hb <7 g/dl) | (Hb <11 g/dl) | ||
n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | 95% CI | |
Sex | |||||
Male | 31/164 (18.9) | 83/164 (50.6) | 4/164 (2.4) | 118/164 (72.0) | 65.0-78.9 |
Female | 43/175 (24.6) | 78/175 (44.6) | 5/175 (2.9) | 126/175 (72.0) | 65.2-78.7 |
Age (months) | |||||
6-11 | 7/46 (15.2) | 30/46 (65.2) | 2/46 (4.6) | 39/46 (84.8) | 74.0-95.6 |
12-23 | 14/80 (17.5) | 45/80 (56.3) | 2/80 (2.5) | 61/80 (76.3) | 66.7-85.8 |
24-35 | 25/82 (30.5) | 31/82 (37.8) | 4/82 (4.9) | 60/82 (73.2) | 63.4-83.0 |
36-47 | 17/69 (24.6) | 27/69 (39.1) | 0/69 (0.0) | 44/69 (63.8) | 52.1-75.4 |
48-59 | 11/62 (17.7) | 28/62 (45.2) | 1/62 (1.6) | 40/62 (64.5) | 52.3-76.8 |
Total | 74/339 (21.8) | 161/339 (47.5) | 9/339 (2.7) | 244/339 (72.0) | 67.2-76.7 |