Effect of iron fortification on anaemia and risk of malaria among Ghanaian pre-school children with haemoglobinopathies and different ABO blood groups

Abstract Background Haemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell disorder and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency as well as differences in ABO blood groups have been shown to influence the risk of malaria and/or anaemia in malaria-endemic areas. This study assessed the effect of adding M...

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Published in:	BMC Nutrition
Main Authors:	Samuel Kofi Tchum, Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Fareed Arthur, Bright Adu, Latifatu Alhassan Abubakar, Felix Boakye Oppong, Francis Dzabeng, Benjamin Amoani, Thomas Gyan, Kwaku Poku Asante
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-03-01
Subjects:	Polymorphisms Haemoglobinopathies Anaemia Malaria Iron fortification
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-023-00709-w