Table 5 Results of peripheral blood film analyses of anemic rural primary school children in NCP
Reporting on peripheral blood film | Mild anemiaa (%) | Moderate anemiab (%) | Total* (%) | Hemoglobin (g/dl) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | F (p) | ||||
Normal | 28 (36.8%) | 1 (1.4%) | 29 (19.9%) | 11.21 | 0.17 | 26.2 (0.001) |
Iron deficiency anemia | 6 (7.9%) | 21 (30.0%) | 27 (18.5%) | 10.37 | 0.80 | |
Early iron deficiency | 32 (42.1%) | 15 (21.4%) | 47 (32.2%) | 11.08 | 0.26 | |
Thalassemia trait with iron deficiency | 10 (13.2%) | 33 (47.1%) | 43 (29.5%) | 10.42 | 0.60 | |