Individual, maternal and household risk factors for anaemia among young children in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study

ObjectiveAnaemia affects the majority of children in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Previous studies of risk factors for anaemia have been limited by sample size, geography and the association of many risk factors with poverty. In order to measure the relative impact of individual, maternal and household...

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Published in:BMJ open 2018-05, Vol.8 (5), p.e019654-e019654
Main Authors: Moschovis, Peter P, Wiens, Matthew O, Arlington, Lauren, Antsygina, Olga, Hayden, Douglas, Dzik, Walter, Kiwanuka, Julius P, Christiani, David C, Hibberd, Patricia L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Cross-sectional studies
Global Health
Households
Nutrition
Risk factors
Systematic review
Womens health
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Summary:ObjectiveAnaemia affects the majority of children in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Previous studies of risk factors for anaemia have been limited by sample size, geography and the association of many risk factors with poverty. In order to measure the relative impact of individual, maternal and household risk factors for anaemia in young children, we analysed data from all SSA countries that performed haemoglobin (Hb) testing in the Demographic and Health Surveys.Design and settingThis cross-sectional study pooled household-level data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 27 SSA between 2008 and 2014.Participants96 804 children age 6–59 months.ResultsThe prevalence of childhood anaemia (defined as Hb
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019654