Discovering anaemia at child health clinics

• Published in: Archives of disease in childhood Vol. 65; no. 8; pp. 892 - 894
• Main Authors: Marder, E, Nicoll, A, Polnay, L, Shulman, C E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 01.08.1990; BMJ Publishing Group Ltd; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Anemia; Anemia in children; Anemia, Hypochromic - diagnosis; Anemia, Hypochromic - drug therapy; Anemia, Hypochromic - epidemiology; Anemia, Hypochromic - ethnology; Asia - ethnology; Child; Child Health Services; Children; Diagnosis; Evaluation; Hemoglobin; Hemoglobins - analysis; Humans; Immunization; Infant; Iron - therapeutic use; Iron deficiency anemia; Iron deficiency anemia in children; Pediatric anemia; Pediatric diseases; Pediatrics; Asia
• ISSN: 0003-9888; 1468-2044
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.65.8.892

Children at three inner city child health clinics were offered haemoglobin estimation by fingerprick blood test when attending for immunisation against measles. Of the 98 immunised, 92 (94%) participated in the study, together with 58 other children. Anaemia (haemoglobin concentration less than 110 g/l) was found in 33 of 130 overall (25%), and in 17 of 44 Asian children (39%). The method of testing was acceptable to parents and staff.