Associations between livestock ownership and lower odds of anaemia among children 6–59 months old are not mediated by animal‐source food consumption in Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15535503 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathalie Lambrecht (0000-0002-4253-7063, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Mark L Wilson (0000-0003-2968-5181, University of Michigan), Ana Baylin (0000-0002-6602-0392, University of Michigan), Gloria Folson (0000-0002-1310-287X, University of Ghana), Samuel Naabah (University of Michigan), Joseph N S Eisenberg (0000-0001-8019-296X, University of Michigan), Bright Adu (0000-0002-3622-2137, University of Ghana), A D Jones (0000-0002-9265-3935, University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | e13163-e13163 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Maternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/mcn.13163 |
| PMID | 33645904 |
| OpenAlex | W3135255873 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 23 |
Livestock ownership may mitigate anaemia among young children by providing access to animal-source foods (ASFs) yet exacerbate anaemia by exposing children to animal-source pathogens. This study aimed to assess the association between household livestock ownership and child anaemia and examine whether this relationship is mediated by child ASF consumption or by child morbidity and inflammation. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 470 children aged 6-59 months in Greater Accra, Ghana. Child blood samples were analysed for haemoglobin concentration, iron status biomarkers and inflammatory biomarkers. Caregivers were asked about the child's frequency of ASF consumption in the past 3 months. Livestock ownership was categorized into five typologies to distinguish households by the number and combinations of species owned. In adjusted logistic regression, children from households in Type 5, owning cattle, small livestock (goats, sheep or pigs) and poultry, had lower odds of anaemia compared with those in Type 1, owning no livestock (OR [95% CI]: 0.32 [0.14, 0.71]). Although children from households that owned poultry were more likely to consume chicken meat, and children from households with cattle were more likely to drink cow's milk, consumption of these ASFs did not mediate the observed association between livestock ownership and child anaemia. There were no associations between livestock ownership and children's symptoms of illness or inflammation. Further research is needed to understand how ownership of certain livestock species, or a greater diversity of livestock species, may be associated with the risk of child anaemia, including the role of dietary and income-based pathways
Consumption (sociology · Environmental health · Geography · Livestock · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Socioeconomics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Energy and Environment Impacts · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |