Abstract

Anaemia impacts on the quality of life of people by inducing such symptoms as loss of stamina, rapid heart rate and shortness of breath. This work was carried out to determine the risk factors and prevalence of anaemia in malaria positive children below five years attending outpatient department at Ishaka Adventist Hospital Bushenyi District. This was done using a sample size of 152 malaria positive participants whose haemoglobin level was determined using cyanmethaemoglobin method. 47(31%) were positive for malaria and anemia while 105 (69%) had malaria but without anaemia. The study revealed that the prevalence of anemia in malaria positive children attending Ishaka Adventist hospital was 31%. There is need for government to expediate action on distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and also screening test for anaemia should be added whenever malaria test is requested