Iron deficiency anemia and its association with cognitive function among adolescents in the Ashanti Region - Ghana
The prevalence of IDA is high in our study population and was linked with poor cognitive function. Adolescents with IDA had low cognitive performance test scores. High levels of hemoglobin and ferritin showed a moderate correlation with higher cognitive performance. These findings suggest that adolescents' cognitive function may be moderately influenced by IDA, highlighting the potential impact of iron status on cognitive outcomes.
Authors
- Samuel Asamoah Sakyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5168-4762)
- Samuel Kekeli Agordzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1831-2841)
- Benjamin Amoani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4086-3033)
- A.D. Agyei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8208-7626)
- Ebenezer Senu
- Stephen Opoku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1949-2338)
- Samuel Kwarteng
- Ebenezer Krampah Aidoo
- Alfred Effah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7096-4652)
- Oscar Simon Olympio Mensah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0714-6684)
- Francis Agyemang Yeboah
- Joyce Bioh
- Samuel Kwame Sopuruchi Agomuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9784-9970)
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- The University of Texas at Dallas (US)
- Accra Technical University (GH)
- Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20640-4
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.54