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Haemoglobin levels were used to estimate the prevalence of anaemia in children 2- 12 years old in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The study was part of the National Health and Disease Survey in 1999 that used a cluster sample of 1 in 1000 of the Iranian population. Of 4170 children aged 2- 6 years, 7.3% were diagnosed with mild anaemia, 2.5% moderate anaemia and 1.0% severe anaemia [WHO definitions]. Of 8461 children aged 7- 12 years, 10.9% were diagnosed with mild anaemia, 3.0% moderate anaemia and 1.1% severe anaemia. The prevalence of anaemia was significantly higher in rural than urban areas
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Child , Child, Preschool , Humans , Hemoglobins/blood , Prevalence , ChildABSTRACT
A national survey of the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in the Islamic Republic of Iran was made on a r and om sample of families covered by local health centres affiliated to the medical universities. Out of 53,995 people aged 2+ years, from 12,495 families [0.1% of all families in 1999], 45,128 stool samples were analysed by formalin-ether precipitation. Intestinal parasitic infections were found in 19.3% of the study population [19.7% male, 19.1% female]. Giardia lamblia [10.9%], Ascaris lumbricoides [1.5%], Entamoeba histolytica [1.0%] and Enterobius vermicularis [0.5%] were the most common infections. The infection rate was highest in the 2-14 years age group [25.5%] and in rural residents [23.7%]
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Adult , Adolescent , Aged , Animals , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Ascariasis/epidemiology , Ascaris lumbricoides , Dysentery, Amebic/epidemiology , Enterobiasis/epidemiology , Giardiasis/epidemiology , Health SurveysABSTRACT
Ganglioneuroma is a very rare cause of chronic diarrhea in children. This benign tumor usually presents with diarrhea and failure to thrive. It is necessary for physicians to be familiar with this rare cause of chronic diarrhea. Here we present and discuss such a case