Table 2.
Prevalence of anaemia by age, gender and geographical location.
| Age (months) | Total no. | Mean Hb (g/dL) | Total anaemia (Hb < 11.0 g/dL) n (%) |
Severe (< 7.0 g/dL). n (%) |
Moderate (7.0–8.9 g/dL) n (%) |
Mild (9.0–10.9 g/dL), n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6–11 | 268 | 9.8 ± 1.5 | 209 (78.4) | 12 (3.8) | 129 (48.3) | 68 (26.3) |
| 12–23 | 580 | 9.7 ± 1.5 | 460 (76.9) | 27 (4.3) | 284 (47.9) | 149 (24.7) |
| 24–35 | 550 | 10.3 ± 1.5 | 386 (66.0) | 12 (1.5) | 212 (33.7) | 162 (30.7) |
| 36–47 | 504 | 10.5 ± 1.5 | 323 (61.6) | 10 (1.8) | 168 (32.0) | 145 (27.4) |
| 48–59 | 486 | 10.7 ± 1.4 | 284 (55.0) | 6 (1.1) | 148 (28.4) | 130 (25.5) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1246 | 10.2 ± 1.5 | 886 (66.7) | 44 (2.7) | 494 (36.6) | 348 (27.5) |
| Female | 1142 | 10.2 ± 1.5 | 776 (66.9) | 23 (2.1) | 447 (38.3) | 306 (26.4) |
| Region | ||||||
| Western | 247 | 10.2 ± 1.6 | 168 (67.7) | 10 (3.3) | 85 (34.6) | 73 (29.8) |
| Central | 253 | 9.9 ± 1.5 | 184 (73.4) | 8 (2.2) | 107 (44.5) | 69 (26.7) |
| Greater Accra | 185 | 10.6 ± 1.4 | 111 (58.4) | 2 (1.3) | 53 (28.3) | 56 (28.8) |
| Volta | 187 | 10.1 ± 1.5 | 131 (70.7) | 4 (2.1) | 75 (41.3) | 52 (27.3) |
| Eastern | 206 | 10.3 ± 1.4 | 140 (66.5) | 2 (0.9) | 77 (37.6) | 61 (28.0) |
| Ashanti | 234 | 10.7 ± 1.6 | 123 (54.1) | 5 (2.0) | 59 (27.3) | 59 (24.8) |
| Brong Ahafo | 284 | 10.4 ± 1.6 | 183 (63.5) | 8 (2.6) | 92 (31.4) | 83 (29.5) |
| Northern | 377 | 9.4 ± 1.4 | 320 (84.5) | 14 (3.7) | 217 (57.8) | 89 (22.9) |
| Upper East | 218 | 10.0 ± 1.4 | 159 (74.6) | 5 (2.9) | 89 (41.0) | 65 (30.6) |
| Upper West | 197 | 9.8 ± 1.6 | 143 (73.6) | 9 (7.5) | 87 (44.8) | 47 (21.4) |