Table 2 Comparison of haemoglobin values
| Â | Haemoglobin values by country and reference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subjects | Present study | Ethiopia[26] | Kenya[12] | Uganda[5] | Gambia[14] | Tanzania[28] | WHO[27] |
Female | 11.8-12.7 (12.2) | 12.2-16.6 (14.3) | 5.9-10.0 (8.4) | 9.9-13.7 (12.4) | 9.8-15.0 | NA | 12.0-15.0 |
Male | 12.9-14.0 (13.5) | 13.9-18.3 (16.1) | 8.3-11.3 (9.9) | 11.5-17.1 (14.4) | 11.1-16.6 | NA | 13.0-17.0 |
Children 1-5Â years | 8.6-9.6 (9.1) | NA | NA | 8.8-12.5 (10.8) | 8.7-13.4 | 8.1-13.9 (11.3) | 11.0-14.0 |
Children 6-12Â years | 9.7-10.8 (10.3) | NA | NA | 10.0-13.7 (11.8) | 9.5-14.4 | 10.3-14.7 (12.6) | 11.5-15.5 |