Table 6.
Prevalence of anaemia and deficiencies of iron and vitamin A by eco-region: pre-school age children (aged 6–59 months), Côte d'Ivoire, 2007
| Eco-region | Anaemia* (%) | Fe deficiency† (%) | Fe-deficient erythropoiesis (%) | Fe-deficiency anaemia (%) | VAD (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 59·6 | 8·4 | 6·0 | 3·6 | 33·3 |
| North-west | 66·7 | 44·4 | 16·7 | 27·8 | 33·3 |
| North | 86·4 | 18·4 | 12·2 | 16·3 | 28·6 |
| North-east | 68·1 | 16·1 | 14·9 | 13·8 | 23·0 |
| Central | 79·4 | 16·3 | 10·9 | 14·1 | 13·0 |
| Central-west | 81·9 | 19·0 | 13·3 | 16·7 | 33·3 |
| South-east | 63·1 | 10·5 | 7·6 | 2·9 | 12·4 |
| South | 84·3 | 8·6 | 7·2 | 8·6 | 31·4 |
| Abidjan | 61·2 | 25·7 | 17·0 | 19·8 | 17·9 |
| P | <0·001 | <0·001 | NS | <0·001 | <0·001 |
VAD, vitamin A deficiency; sTfR; soluble transferrin receptor; RBP, retinol-binding protein.
*Anaemia, Hb < 110 g/l; Fe deficiency, ferritin <12 μg/l; Fe-deficient erythropoiesis, sTfR >8·3 mg/l; Fe-deficiency anaemia, ferritin <12 μg/l and Hb < 110 g/l; VAD, RBP < 0·7 μmol/l.
†Adjusted for inflammation.