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%)