| CHARACTERISTICS | N | (%) |
| SEX | ||
| Male | 123 | 49.60 |
| Female | 125 | 50.40 |
| AGE | ||
| <1 yr | 52 | 20.97 |
| 1 ≤ age < 2 yrs | 74 | 29.84 |
| 2 ≤ age ˂ 3 yrs | 47 | 18.95 |
| 3 ≤ age ˂ 4 yrs | 35 | 14.11 |
| 4 ≤ age ≤ 5 yrs | 40 | 16.13 |
| SEVERITY | ||
| Severe | 60 | 24.20 |
| Moderate | 104 | 41.90 |
| Mild | 84 | 33.90 |
| MORPHOLOGICAL TYPES OF ANAEMIA | ||
| Normocytic normochromic | 63 | 25.40 |
| Normocytic hypochromic | 13 | 5.24 |
| Microcytic normochromic | 42 | 16.94 |
| Microcytic hypochromic | 130 | 52.42 |