Prevalence of and factors associated with childhood anaemia in remote villages of the Peruvian Amazon: a cross-sectional study and geospatial analysis.

Noelia Morocho-AlburquequeAlvaro Quincho-LopezJohn M NesemannJorge L Cañari-CasañoOliver A ElorreagaMarleny MuñozSandra TaleroEmma M Harding-EschMartha Idalí Saboyá-DíazHarvy A Honorio-MoralesSalomón DurandCristiam A Carey-AngelesJeffrey D KlausnerJeremy D KeenanAndres G Lescano

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2023)

Remote villages of the Amazon would benefit from interventions for childhood anaemia and the poorest households would have the most to gain. Integrating anaemia screening into neglected tropical diseases surveys is an opportunity to use public health resources more efficiently.

Keyphrases

public health
iron deficiency
physical activity
risk factors
early life
childhood cancer
climate change
global health
data analysis
water quality