Percentages of 12 and 18 month old children within our sample identified as anaemic using five different criteria
| Criteria for IDA | Haemoglobin only | Ferritin only | Haemoglobin and ferritin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months | 18 months | 12 months | 18 months | 12 months | 18 months | ||||
| Our study Hb < 100 g/l Fer < 16/12 μg/l | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |||
| WHO6 Hb < 110 g/l Fer < 12 μg/l | 18 | 17.3 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | |||
| Inst Med11 Hb < 110 g/l Fer < 10 μg/l | 18 | 17.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | |||
| Milman9 Hb < 105 g/l Fer < 10 μg/l | 8 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | |||
| Freeman10 Hb < 110 g/l Fer < 7 μg/l | 18 | 17.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | |||
IDA, iron deficiency anaemia; Inst Med, Institute of Medicine, USA.