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Saudi Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (SJPM)
Volume-2 | Issue-04 | 100-105
Original Research Article
Haematological Issues on Anaemia Prevalence Among Less Than Ten Years Old Children Patients Attending Rongo Sub-County Hospital, Kenya
Yambo, Elizabeth Onyango
Published : April 27, 2017
DOI : 10.21276/sjpm
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.
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