G247 Non-invasive haemoglobin measurements for assessing anaemia in kenyan school children as part of an integrated school health and nutrition programme

Abstract

Background Anaemia in school children is associated with impaired cognition and poor academic performance. In western Kenya around 20% of school-aged children are anaemic due to dietary insufficiencies, helminth infections and malaria. There is a need to find field-appropriate and cost-effective methods to assess anaemia in rural populations.