Table 1 Prevalence of mild, moderate, severe anemia by gender, location, and WHO population group
WHO anemia classification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participants | Obs. | Prevalence by anemia category (%) | |||
Gender | (n) | Any | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
Males | 250 | 47.6 | 22.8 | 24.0 | 0.8 |
Females | 365 | 48.8 | 24.4 | 23.0 | 1.4 |
Location | |||||
School A | 504 | 44.4 | 24.4 | 19.2 | 0.8 |
School B | 111 | 65.8 | 20.7 | 42.3 | 2.7 |
Age | |||||
5 to 11 | 301 | 51.8 | 18.9 | 31.6 | 1.3 |
12 to 14 | 156 | 43.6 | 26.3 | 16.7 | 0.6 |
Male ≥ 15 | 65 | 27.7 | 23.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
Female ≥ 15 | 93 | 68.8 | 35.5 | 31.2 | 2.2 |
Total | 615 | 48.3 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 1.1 |