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Anemia severity among children aged 6-59 months in Gondar town, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.

Mulugeta MelkuKefyalew Addis AleneBetelihem TerefeBamlaku EnawgawBelete BiadgoMolla AbebeKindie Fentahun MuchieAsemarie KebedeTadele MelakTsedalu Melku
Published in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2018)
Anemia among children aged 6-59 months in Gondar Town was a moderate public health problem. Improving access to education, providing regular health education about childcare and child feeding practices, strengthening the socioeconomic support for single-parent families and conducting regular community-based screening are recommended to reduce childhood anemia.
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