of modern utility facilities within the camp and a good level of hygiene and sanitation conditions is maintained. Also, the ICC camp is secured with fence. The study was carried out among pre and school-age children of both sexes aged 3 months to 10 years old in the year 2018.

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The protocol for the study was approved by the ethical review committee of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. Informed consent was also obtained from the IDP Camp coordinator. Verbal consent was obtained from the parent/caregivers after explaining the purpose, risks, and benefits of the study. Prior visits were made to the camp to obtain informed consent from the camp coordinator. Children 10 years old and below were asked to gather at the data collectionthe donations. Only two children reported with fever which was confirmed to be malaria. All those positive for malaria were treated with artemisinin based combination drugs for malaria. The high prevalence of malaria in the camp despite the availability of bed nets could be due to the fact that the children most of their time outdoors and only retire to their rooms to sleep at night. The camp is also located in a rural area and is surrounded by thick bushes.

The prevalence of anemia (54.0%) recorded in this study compares with the Nigeria Nutrition Data by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) which reports the prevalence of anemia among children 6--59 months as 68% ([@bb0090]). Several reports from around the country reveal high prevalence of anemia ([@bb0065];