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Prevalence of anaemia and haemoglobin level by age and severity
| Anaemia prevalence (n=751)* | Haemoglobin level (median, (Q1, Q3)) |
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| Mild anaemia (%, n) |
Moderate or severe anaemia (%, n) | Total (%, n) |
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| 6–11 m | 49.8 (123) | 15.0 (37) | 64.8 (160) | 116(106,125) |
| 12–17 m | 51.2 (126) | 10.2 (25) | 61.4 (151) | 116(107,125) |
| 18–23 m | 43.4 (112) | 8.1 (21) | 51.6 (133) | 121(111,130) |
| Total | 48.1 (361) | 11.1 (83) | 59.1 (444) | 117(108,127) |
*Three children refused to measure haemoglobin.
