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EVALUATION OF A CHILD HEALTH PROGRAM TO PREVENT AND TREAT ANAEMIA IN ARNHEMLAND
Author(s) -
Fraser John
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.48
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1584
pISSN - 1038-5282
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1584.1996.tb00181.x
Subject(s) - mebendazole , medicine , albendazole , iron deficiency , pediatrics , population , environmental health , anemia , iron status , surgery , biology , ecology
Iron deficiency anaemia is a common condition in rural Aboriginal children. Poor nutrition and helminth infections are the common causes of this morbidity. This study aims to evaluate the impact of annual single dose mebendazole 300–500 mg (albendazole unavailable) in preventing anaemia and the impact of iron and mebendazole in treating anaemia in a population of remote Aboriginal children in Arnhemland.