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Title: Maternal risk factors for childhood anaemia in Ethiopia
Authors: Habte, Dereje
Asrat, Kalid
Magafu, Mgaywa GMD
Ali, Ibrahim M.
Benti, Tadele
Abtew, Wubeshet
Tegegne, Girma
Abera, Dereje
Shiferaw, Solomon
Keywords: Maternal
anaemia
child
risk factor
Ethiopia
Issue Date: Sep-2013
Publisher: Women's Health and Action Research Centre [WHARC], https://www.ajrh.info/index.php/ajrh
Citation: Habte, D. et al (2013) Maternal risk factors for childhood anaemia in Ethiopia. African Journal of Reproductive Health, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 110-118.
Abstract: A total of 8260 children between the ages of 6-59 months were analyzed to identify the risk factors associated with childhood anaemia in Ethiopia. The overall mean (SD/ standard deviation) haemoglobin (Hgb) level among the under-five children was 10.7 (2.2) g/dl and 50.3% were anaemic. Childhood anaemia demonstrated an increasing trend with maternal anaemia levels of mild, moderate and severe anaemia: odds ratio of 1.82, 2.16 and 3.73 respectively (p< 0.01). Children whose mothers had no formal education were 1.38 times more likely to be anaemic (p<0.01). The poorest and poorer wealth index groups had 1.52 and 1.25 increased odds of childhood anaemia respectively (p< 0.01). Childhood anaemia in Ethiopia is a severe public health problem. Maternal anaemia and socio-economic status were found to be associated with anaemia in children. A holistic approach of addressing mothers and children is of paramount importance.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1999
ISSN: 2131-3606
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