title: Prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency, thalassemia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency among hill-tribe school children in Omkoi District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
abstract: The prevalaence of anemia, iron deficiency, thalassemia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency were examined among 265 hill-tribe school children, 8-14 years of age, from Omkoi District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Anemia was observed in 20 school children, of whom 3 had iron deficiency anemia. The prevalence of G-6-PD deficiency and β-thalassemia trait [codon 17 (A>T), IVSI-nt1 (G>T) and codons 71/72 (+A) mutations] was 4% and 8%, respectively. There was one Hb E trait, and no α-thalassemia-1 SEA or Thai type deletion. Furthermore, anemia was found to be associated with β-thalassemia trait in 11 children. These data can be useful for providing appropriate prevention and control of anemia in this region of Thailand.
authors.forename: Jintana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yanola
authors.forename: Chatpat
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kongpan
authors.forename: Sakorn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pornprasert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000453:epidemiology*