Prevalence and associated factors of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in Ethiopia: Evidence from the Ethiopian demographic and health survey

A. A. Woya, A. K. Tekile
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Anemia is one of the most widely spread public health problems, especially in developing countries including Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of anemia among children aged 6-59 months in Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study (the Ethiopian Demography and Health Survey 2016) was used as a source of data. Participants were 8385 children aged from 6 to 59 months selected in a two-stage stratified cluster sampling. The level of hemoglobin was determined by HemoCue analyzer. The risk factors of anemia were computed by logistic regression (α=0.05). The result revealed that more than half (57.3%) of children aged 6-59 months were found anemic of which 3.1% had severe anemia, 29.2% had moderate and 25% mild anemia. The anemia status of the children’s mother (OR: 3.01, CI: 0.34, 6.75), living in Somali region (OR: 5.73, CI: 1.86, 17.71), living in rural areas (OR: 1.84, CI: 1.38, 2.83), age of study participants (OR: 0.82, CI: 0.29,1.45) among 24-42 months old children (OR: 0.53, CI: 0.16,1.08) among 43-59 months old children, rich and medium parents (OR: 0.29, CI: 0.20,0.73), smoker mother (OR: 0.02, CI: 0.00, 0.05) were the risk factors of anemia among Ethiopian children aged 6-59 months. The overall prevalence of anemia among Ethiopian children aged 6–59 months was high. It is argued that measures that prevent childhood illnesses and maternal anemia need to be put in place in order to reduce anemia among Ethiopian children.
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埃塞俄比亚6至59个月儿童贫血患病率及相关因素:来自埃塞俄比亚人口与健康调查的证据
贫血是最普遍的公共卫生问题之一,特别是在包括埃塞俄比亚在内的发展中国家。本研究的目的是评估埃塞俄比亚6-59个月儿童贫血的患病率及其相关因素。一项基于社区的横断面研究(2016年埃塞俄比亚人口与健康调查)被用作数据来源。参与者是在两阶段分层整群抽样中选择的8385名年龄在6至59个月之间的儿童。采用HemoCue分析仪测定血红蛋白水平。采用logistic回归计算贫血的危险因素(α=0.05)。结果显示,6 ~ 59月龄儿童中超过一半(57.3%)存在贫血,其中重度贫血占3.1%,中度贫血占29.2%,轻度贫血占25%。儿童母亲的贫血状况(OR: 3.01, CI: 0.34, 6.75)、生活在索马里地区(OR: 5.73, CI: 1.86, 17.71)、生活在农村地区(OR: 1.84, CI: 1.38, 2.83)、研究参与者年龄(OR: 0.82, CI: 0.53, CI: 0.16,1.08)、43-59月龄儿童中24-42月龄儿童的贫血状况(OR: 0.53, CI: 0.16,1.08)、富裕和中等父母(OR: 0.29, CI: 0.20,0.73)、吸烟母亲(OR: 0.02, CI: 0.00, 0.05)是埃塞俄比亚6-59月龄儿童贫血的危险因素。埃塞俄比亚6-59个月儿童贫血的总体患病率很高。有人认为,必须采取预防儿童疾病和产妇贫血的措施,以减少埃塞俄比亚儿童的贫血。
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