Table 1 Prevalence of anaemia stratified according to age
Age category | Males | Females | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Anaemic (%) | N | Anaemic (%) | N | Anaemic (%) | |
≤20 | 25 | 15 (60.0) | 7 | 5 (71.4) | 32 | 20 (62.5) |
21–29 | 702 | 200 (28.5) | 93 | 51 (54.8) | 795 | 251 (31.6) |
30–39 | 611 | 165 (27.0) | 39 | 21 (53.9) | 650 | 186 (28.6) |
≥40 | 394 | 129 (32.7) | 25 | 10 (40.0) | 419 | 139 (33.2) |
Total | 1732 | 509 (29.4) | 164 | 87 (53.1) | 1896 | 596 (31.4) |