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The prevalence of ID (ferritin &lt; 12 \u03bcg\/l) was 18\u00b70 % and that of IDA was 5\u00b74 %. When ID was defined as ferritin &lt;10 \u03bcg\/l, 10\u00b78 % of children were iron deficient and 3\u00b73 % had IDA. In multiple logistic regression, boys were more likely to be iron deficient (OR = 2\u00b728, 95 % CI 1\u00b717, 8\u00b725), but no other risk factor emerged for ID. Three- to 4-year-olds were less likely than 5-year-olds to have anaemia from causes other than ID (OR = 0\u00b711, 95 % CI 0\u00b708, 0\u00b758). Anaemia from other causes was more common among children residing in crowded homes (OR = 2\u00b730, 95 % CI 1\u00b737, 12\u00b731) and those treated for past-year ear infection (OR = 1\u00b735, 95 % CI 1\u00b705, 7\u00b721).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980010002429_abs6\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The low prevalence of ID and IDA is encouraging, but efforts are still needed to reduce rates as they continue to be higher than general population rates. 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