Research Article

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Iron Deficiency Anaemia among Children Aged 6-23 Months in Southwestern Uganda

Table 4

A comparative table for the Mentzer index versus RDW plus microcytosis in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia among the study participants.

Diagnostic testPrevalence of IDA

41.5%
45.3%
Spearman correlation coefficient0.521
value<0.001