The questionnaire inquired information on socio-demographic characteristics, morbidity status, childhood anemia and MMNP related knowledge; mothers experience with MMNP and BRAC MMNP program; and adherence to MMNP.
However, concomitantly with the growing knowledge about anemia management with ESA, new clinical challenges have emerged, such as the definition of the optimal hemoglobin (Hb) target for these patients.
Low knowledge in regards to anemia and health-seeking behavior is also associated with high prevalence of anemia (33).
8 Furthermore, physicians may diagnose Cbl deficiency anemia on the basis of symptoms or prior knowledge of the individual patient despite dismissive laboratory results.
Longitudinal studies would further increase our knowledge of the potential risks of mild anemia to the health of the elderly persons, while controlled clinical trials could investigate whether treating this condition would reduce the associated risks.
2010 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS KAP SURVEY ON ANEMIA AND INFANT FEEDING This survey provides data on the knowledge of anemia and the practices of primary health care providers on it.
To our knowledge, this is the first study to identify anemia as a risk factor for incident gout.
The need for new RCTs to address critical knowledge deficits, particularly with regard to the impact of anemia therapy on cardiovascular disease and survival, is recognized within the guidelines and independent comprehensive reviews of the existing published trial data.
To our knowledge, only two community studies have examined the relationship between anemia and depression: in an elderly Italian population, Onder et al. reported a significant link between anemia of any severity and depressive symptoms [49], while Ishine et al. did not find a significant difference in an elderly Japanese population [48].
To our knowledge, this is the first study showing that any degree of anemia has an independent adverse effect on long-term mortality post-myocardial infarction.
