Spatio-temporal trends in anaemia among pregnant women, adolescents and preschool children in sub-Saharan Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15095488 |
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| Authors | Kelechi Weze (0000-0001-5453-5084, Harvard University), Ajibola Ibraheem Abioye (0000-0002-6632-613X, Harvard University), Chiagoziem Obiajunwa (0000-0003-3449-3600, Providence St. Peter Hospital), Moshood Omotayo (0000-0002-5417-911X, Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 3648-3661 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980020004620 |
| PMID | 33190664 |
| OpenAlex | W3099342035 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 49 |
Objective: We investigated the spatiotemporal trends in the burden of maternal, adolescent and child anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and evaluated some individual and household predictors of anaemia. Design: Average Hb concentrations and anaemia prevalence were estimated, plotted over time and mapped by country and sub-region. Multilevel linear regression models were used to evaluate individual and household predictors of Hb concentration. Participants: Data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) spanning 2000–2018 were merged into data sets for 37 623 pregnant women, 89 815 older adolescent girls and 401 438 preschool children. Setting: The merged DHS represent nationally representative samples from thirty-three countries. Results: Prevalence of anaemia remains high in SSA, affecting 60, 36 and 44 % of children, adolescents and pregnant women, respectively. Anaemia prevalence among children did not materially improve from 2000 to 2018. Anaemia prevalence among older adolescent girls and pregnant women did not also improve, but this masks a period of improvement followed by depreciation in population anaemia status. Pregnant adolescents had 12·5 g/l (95 % CI: 11·3, 13·6) lower Hb concentration compared with non-pregnant adolescents and 1·7 g/l (95 % CI: 0·7, 2·6) lower Hb concentration compared with pregnant women > 40 years, respectively. Stunting and wasting were associated with 1·3–3·3 g/l lower Hb concentration among children. Other significant predictors of Hb concentration were educational attainment, wealth quintiles, source of drinking water, number of children Conclusion: Anaemia in SSA has not improved remarkably since year 2000 and remains excessive among children
Environmental health · Population · Pregnancy · Wasting · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |