Anaemia in subsaharan Africa: A review of causes, risk factors, diagnostic challenges and evident based management
1 Department of Haematology, School of Medical Laboratory Science, Usmanu Danfodiyon University Sokoto.
2 Department of Immunology, School Of Medical Laboratory Science, Usmanu Danfodiyon University Sokoto.
3 Department of Human Anatony, College of Health Sciencea, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto.
4 Department of Haematology, Usmanu Danfodiyon University Teaching Hospital Sokoto.
5 Department of Histopathology, School of Medical Laboratory Science, Usmanu Danfodiyon University Sokoto.
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International Journal of Scholarly Research and Reviews, 2023, 02(02), 035–044.
Article DOI: 10.56781/ijsrr.2023.2.2.0031
Publication history:
Received on 28 March 2023; revised on 09 May 2023; accepted on 12 May 2023
Abstract:
Anemia is a serious health condition in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The region is vulnerable to multiple underlying causes of anaemia that are many and varied. It affects children under five years, nonpregnant women, pregnant women and the elderly. Many interventions that include nutritional food fortification and infection control programmm through malaria infection control and many other infection control programs were designed in order to reduce the prevalency of anemia in SSAcountries but low success was acheived due to so many varied factors. So in this review we discussed on the major causes of anemia, risk factors, diagnostic challenges and management of anemia in SSA.countries. The methodology used was to review previous literatures on the subjects.
Keywords:
Anemia; Causes of anemia in SSA countries; Risk factors; Diagnostic challenges; Management of anemia
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