Research Article

Anemia in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Finding from Low-Resource Setting Hospitals

Table 5

Prevalence of anemia in congenital heart disease children in selected governmental hospitals and cardiac center of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2021).

Age in monthAnemia classification for ACHD based on Hgb levelPrevalence freq. (%)
Severe freq.Moderate freq.Mild freq.Normal value freq.

6-59 (138 children)051511820 (14.49%)
60-132 (108 children)01179018 (16.66%)
Above 132 (21 children)032165 (23.8%)
Overall anemia for children with ACHD (298) (hemoglobin level less than 12 mg/dl)73 (24.5%)
Over all anemia for children with CCHD (75) (hemoglobin level less than 15 mg/dl)54 (72%)