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

Introduction: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect. Anemia is the prevailing manifestation of micronutrient deficiency. It has been demonstrated that anemia in children increases morbidity and has a negative impact on psychomotor development.

Nutritional status and associated factors among children with congenital heart disease in selected governmental hospitals and cardiac center,Addis Ababa Ethiopia.

Background: Children with congenital heart disease are at risk for poor growth and under-nutrition compared with healthy children. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status of children with congenital heart disease and associated factors in selected governmental hospitals and cardiac center Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Method: Institutional based cross sectional study among 373 children aged under15 years was conducted from February to March; 2021G.