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. 2024 Feb 28;118(4):325–333. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2024.2322800

Table 3.

Prevalence and intensity of anemia among the study participants.

    Anemia
      Prevalence
Intensity
  NR NE Positives Negatives p-value Mild Moderate Severe value
Location                  
Ekiti 789 478 100 (20.9) 378 (79.1) 0.00* 52 (52.0) 47 (47.0) 1 (1.0) 0.00*
Ondo 494 439 131 (29.8) 308 (70.2) 27 (20.6) 104 (79.4) 0 (0)
Osun 500 496 186 (37.5) 310 (62.5) 36 (19.4) 142 (76.3) 8 (4.3)
Total 1783 1413 417 (29.5) 996(70.5) 115 (27.6) 293 (70.3) 9 (2.2)
Gender
Female 839 674 191 (28.3) 483(71.7) 0.36 47 (24.6) 140 (73.3) 4 (2.1) 0.45
Male 944 739 226 (30.6) 513(69.4) 68 (30.1) 153 (67.7) 5 (2.2)
Total 1783 1413 417 (29.5) 996(70.5) 115 (27.6) 293 (70.3) 9 (2.2)
Age groups
5–8 540 409 128 (31.3) 281 (68.7) 0.002* 23 (18.0) 103 (80.5) 2 (1.6) 0.00*
9–11 897 737 194 (26.3) 543 (73.7) 36 (18.6) 154 (79.4) 4 (2.1)
12–14 258 195 62 (31.8) 133 (68.2) 29 (46.8) 30 (48.4) 3 (4.8)
15–16 88 72 33 (45.8) 39 (54.2) 27 (81.8) 6 (18.2) 0 (0)
Total 1783 1413 417 (29.5) 996 (70.5)   115 (27.6) 293 (70.3) 9 (2.2)  

NR: Number of children recruited; NE: Number of children examined; * significant difference at 95%.