TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION............................................................................................................................ i
APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. ii
DEDICATION..............................................................................................................................iii
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS............................................................................. iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................... v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................ vi
LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................... ix
ABSTRACT................................................................................................................................... 1
CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................................... 2
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Background.............................................................................................................................................2
1.2 Problem Statement..................................................................................................................................3
1.3 Justification of the Study. .......................................................................................................................4
1.4 Research Question ..................................................................................................................................4
1.5 Research Objectives................................................................................................................................4
1.5.1 Broad objective ....................................................................................................................................4
1.5.2 Specific objectives...............................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................................... 6
LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Epidemiology..........................................................................................................................................6
2.2 Factors associated with anaemia .............................................................................................................6
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2.3 Diagnosis of anaemia ..............................................................................................................................7
2.3.1 Clinical estimation ...............................................................................................................................7
2.3.2 Laboratory diagnosis of anaemia .........................................................................................................7
CHAPTER THREE...................................................................................................................... 9
METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 9
3.1 Study design............................................................................................................................................9
3.2 Study setting............................................................................................................................................9
3.3 Study population .....................................................................................................................................9
3.3.1 Inclusion criteria ..................................................................................................................................9
3.3.2 Exclusion criteria .................................................................................................................................9
3.4 Sample size determination ......................................................................................................................9
3.6 Data collection tools .............................................................................................................................10
3.7 Assessment of Hb level in the blood.....................................................................................................11
3.8 Data analysis.........................................................................................................................................11
3.9 Ethical consideration.............................................................................................................................11
CHAPTER FOUR....................................................................................................................... 12
PRESENTATION OF RESULTS/FINDINGS......................................................................... 12
4.1 Socio-demographic features of children under five years in Katerera sub county ...............................12
4.2 The prevalence of anaemia among children under five years in Katerera sub-county .........................15
4.3 Factors associated with prevalence of anaemia (Hb
