Childhood anaemia is one of the most common public health problems worldwide. Here, we aim to describe the knowledge and practices on childhood anaemia, thalassaemia and iron deficiency among mothers of children aged between 6 and 59 months in a suburban district of Sri Lanka. We found that the knowledge of anaemia and awareness of thalassaemia among mothers was poor. Very few mothers were aware of iron-rich food and feed it to their children. Despite being located in a thalassaemia endemic region, very few knew that thalassaemia is a cause of anaemia and have got themselves screened for thalassaemia.

  Ruwan Samararathna , A. V. C. Gunaratne and Sachith Mettananda

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Abstract :- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-022-00341-7