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Sensitivity, specificity and significance of maternal report of general danger signs in infants, to detect present anaemia§, and developing anaemia§§ |
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| Indicator |
Present anaemia |
Anaemia development |
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| Sensitivity |
15/21 (71 %) |
20/24 (83 %) |
| Specificity |
36/42 (86 %) |
25/39 (62 %) |
| Significance of correlation |
P < 0.00001 |
P = 0.0005 |
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*Prostration/lethargy, breastfeeding failure or convulsions §Hb < 8 g/dl +/- 6 weeks from home-visit; §§Hb < 8 g/dl; anaemia within total follow up period. | ||
Ringsted et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:111 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-111 |
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