Title
Factors Associated With Severe Anaemia in Zambian Children Admitted With Plasmodium Falciparum Malarial Anaemia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Abstract
Many cases of severe malarial anaemia are clinically stable, but some can deteriorate rapidly. In a cross-sectional survey of 255 children with clinically stable malarial anaemia, 72 had severe anaemia (PCV ≤15%) and 183 were moderately anaemic (PCV <15-21%). Being female, or febrile, or a referral and having low parasitaemia or hepatomegaly were the risk factors for severe anaemia. © 2005 The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Recommended Citation
Mulenga, M.; Malunga, P.; Bennett, S.; Thuma, Philip; Shulman, C.; Fielding, K.; and Greenwood, B. M., "Factors Associated With Severe Anaemia in Zambian Children Admitted With Plasmodium Falciparum Malarial Anaemia" (2005). Biology Educator Scholarship. 102.
https://mosaic.messiah.edu/bio_ed/102
