The study aims to apply the Mentzer index to the population of all eligible pediatric patients presenting to primary healthcare centers (PHCs) in Dubai for the first year of life screening. Additionally, the study will estimate the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and β-thalassemia in children presenting to the PHCs and evaluate the importance of PHCs in screening children for IDA and β-thalassemia by comparing the results of this study to previous results.
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