title: Nutritional anemia in the English-speaking Caribbean and Suriname.
abstract: Anemia is a problem in all countries of the English-speaking Caribbean where data are available. It affects mostly preschool age children and pregnant and lactating women. The most common cause is a deficiency of iron. This is probably due to an adequate intake with a low absorption. A deficiency of folate is also probably a responsible factor in the pathogenesis of some of the anemias. Anemias associated with parasitic infestations such as hookworm and whipworm and hemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell anemia are also noted.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011247:Pregnancy; D012737:Sex Factors; D013532:Suriname; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology; D014900:West Indies
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins