Estimating the burden of iron deficiency among African children.
John Muthii MuriukiAlexander J MentzerEmily L WebbAlireza MorovatWandia KimitaFrancis M NdunguAlex W MachariaRosie J CraneJames A BerkleySwaib A LuleClare CutlandSodiomon B SirimaAmidou DiarraAlfred B TionoPhilip BejonShabir A MadhiAdrian V S HillAndrew M PrenticeParminder S SuchdevAlison M ElliottThomas N WilliamsSarah H AtkinsonPublished in: BMC medicine (2020)
The prevalence of ID is underestimated in African children when defined using the WHO guidelines, especially in malaria-endemic populations, and the use of transferrin saturation may provide a more accurate approach. Further research is needed to identify the most accurate measures for determining the prevalence of ID in sub-Saharan Africa.