Haematological Issues on Anaemia Prevalence Among Less Than Ten Years Old Children Patients Attending Rongo Sub-County Hospital, Kenya
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Pathology and Microbiology - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 4
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Abstract: The purpose of the study was to determine anemia prevalence on less than ten years old children patients’ attending Rongo sub-county hospital, Kenya. The country has experienced rapid economic growth over the last few decades, significant health and nutritional problems remain. Unfortunately, because little work has been done to track basic diseases, such as iron-deficiency anemia, the exact problem of these health problems still remain unknown. The study comprise 250 parents, 7 medical laboratory technologists/technicians, 1 medical superintendent 1 hospital administrator.The study adopted hospital based cross sectional survey design.Since the hospital is one, there is one medical superintended and an administrator; purposive sampling was used to select them as they were few. Due to the fact that there are 250 parents of anemic children attending the hospital 30 percent of them was considered hence 75 parents/guardians. The study used questionnaire. The actual data collection, a pilot study was conducted in the same county among the parents of less than ten years old attending Minyenya health centre which was not included in the final study population. From this health centre where 10 parents were be randomly selected for the pilot study, 3 medical laboratory technologists, and their respective hospital administrator and medical superintendent. A minimum correlation coefficient of 0 .65 is recommended and considered reliable. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics by means, percentages and frequency distribution tables. Obtained data was also analyzed, synthesized and presented using statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version 20. The study found that that 68 percent of children of ages 7-24 months were mostly affected. The effect of anemia was found that headache and dizziness was 94.7 percent. The study concluded that most children have been blood transfused, Malaria test was mainly positive and children of ages 7-24 months were mostly affected. The research recommended that hospitals should be stocked with enough blood because most children have been blood transfused, more precaution should be taken because malaria test was mainly positive in the hospital and children of ages 7-24 months were mostly affected hence more parental/guardian awareness be encouraged. Keywords:Kenya, anemia, Prevalence, children, patients.
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Yambo . , Elizabeth Onyango
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