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The overall prevalence of anemia in children was 61.6%, including 10.9% with severe anemia. Meanwhile, high prevalence of stunting (40.0%), underweight (22.4%), wasting (6.3%), and small head circumference (6.7%) was found. Children with anemia were more prone to stunting. Children with severe anemia and moderate anemia had significantly lower blood iron and zinc levels than children without anemia (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001 and <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.007). The prevalence of ascarid infection was 64.9%; however, it was not associated with anemia. Drinking spring water was positively associated with anemia (odds ratio [OR] = 6.368). This study demonstrated that anemia is an important public health problem among children from the Kokang area. Iron deficiency and drinking spring water may be the important causes of anemia among children.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.15-0129","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,7,21]],"date-time":"2015-07-21T02:35:16Z","timestamp":1437446116000},"page":"836-840","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Potential Contribution of Iron Deficiency and Multiple Factors to Anemia Among 6- to 72-Month-Old Children in the Kokang Area of 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