Aetiology of anaemia and public health implications in the Taabo health demographic surveillance system, south-central Côte d?Ivoire

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anaemia, malaria, helminth infection; Infections and Infestations

• Registration Number: ISRCTN02181959
• Lead Sponsor: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) (Switzerland)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-11-29
• Last Update Posted: 28 November 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 750

Inclusion Criteria

1. Infants, aged 6-23 months (males and females); children aged 6-8 years (males and females); and women aged 15-25 years at the baseline cross-sectional survey
2. Participants will be randomly selected from an existing database kept by the Taabo HDSS
3. Written informed consent (or fingerprint for illiterate people) of school-aged children, women and a parent/guardian of infants and school-aged children at baseline or at one of the four further cross-sectional surveys
4. Written approval of the study physician

Exclusion Criteria

People who are severely ill, as judged by the study physician.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified