PARAMETER | <1 yr N = 155 (%) | 1 ≤ age ˂ 2 yrs N = 103(%) | 2 ≤ age ˂ 3 yrs N = 79(%) | 3 ≤ age ˂ 4 yrs N = 52(%) | 4 ≤ age ≤ 5 yrs N = 62(%) | P-VALUE | |
PREVALENCE OF ANAEMIA | 52 (33.45%) | 74 (71.80%) | 47 (59.50%) | 35 (67.30%) | 40 (64.50) | <0.001 | |
MEAN HB ± SD | 12.76 ± 3.59 | 9.7 ± 2.49 | 9.68 ± 2.51 | 9.58 ± 2.93 | 9.33 ± 255 | <0.001 | |
Normocytic normochromic | 11 (21.15%) | 14 (18.92%) | 15 (31.90%) | 11 (31.40%) | 12 (30.00%) | ||
MORPHOLOGIGAL TYPES OF ANAEMIA | Normocytic hypochromic | 5 (9.62%) | 5 (6.76%) | 1 (2.10%) | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (5.00%) | |
Microcytic normochromic | 11 (21.15%) | 4 (5.40%) | 7 (14.90%) | 8 (22.90%) | 12 (30.00%) | 0.008 | |
Microcytic hypochromic | 25 (48.10%) | 51 (68.92%) | 24 (51.10%) | 16 (45.70%) | 14 (35.00%) |