Prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in Namutumba district, Uganda: A cross- sectional study

Anaemia is one of the major causes of death among children under five years in Africa, with a prevalence of 64.6% among pre-school children. In 2014, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Namutumba district in East-central Uganda to determine the prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months.