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PedNSS Health Indicator |
Definition |
Number = Children Included in the
Analysis |
Definition of Prevalence
% = Prevalence |
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Low Hemoglobin (Hb) |
<5th percentile, 1998 CDC MMWR |
Children ≥ 6 months of age examined during the reporting period
January 1 through December 31 with valid Hb data. |
Number of children ≥ 6 months of age with Hb <5th
percentile divided by number of children with Hb data |
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Low Hematocrit (Hct) |
Children ≥ 6 months of age examined during the reporting period
January 1 through December 31 with valid Hct data. |
Number of children ≥ 6 months of age with Hct <5th
percentile divided by number of children with Hct data |
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Low Hb/Hct |
Children ≥ 6 months of age examined during the reporting period
January 1 through December 31 with valid hemoglobin Hb or Hct data |
Number of children ≥ 6 months of age with Hb or Hct <5th
percentile divided by number of children with Hb or Hct data |