[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and determinants of severity levels of anemia among children aged 6–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel ordinal logistic regression …

GA Tesema, MG Worku, ZT Tessema, AB Teshale… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Anemia is a major public health problem affecting more than half of children
under the age of five globally. It has serious short-and long-term consequences including …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and risk factors of anemia in children aged from 6 to 59 months in Togo: analysis from Togo demographic and health survey data, 2013–2014

A Nambiema, A Robert, I Yaya - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Anemia in children continues to be a major public health challenge in
developing countries and particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Anemia has serious …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of anemia among under-5 children in the Ghanaian population: estimates from the Ghana demographic and health survey

JE Ewusie, C Ahiadeke, J Beyene, JS Hamid - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Anemia in children continues to be a major public health challenge in most
developing countries, particularly in Africa. Anemia in the early stages of life leads to severe …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of severity levels of anemia among children aged 6–59 months in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2011 Ethiopian demographic and health …

KF Muchie - BMC Nutrition, 2016 - Springer
Background Childhood anemia is the major public health problem in Ethiopia. It has been
implicated with growth retardation, impaired motor and cognitive development, and …

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

PP Moschovis, MO Wiens, L Arlington, O Antsygina… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Anaemia 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal anemia is a potential risk factor for anemia in children aged 6–59 months in Southern Africa: a multilevel analysis

PAM Ntenda, O Nkoka, P Bass, T Senghore - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background The effect of maternal anemia on childhood hemoglobin status has received
little attention. Thus, we examined the potential association between maternal anemia and …

[HTML][HTML] A scoping review of the risk factors associated with anaemia among children under five years in sub-Saharan African countries

PE Obasohan, SJ Walters, R Jacques… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background/Purpose: Globally, anaemia is a severe public health condition affecting over
24% of the world's population. Children under five years old and pregnant women are the …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the risk of anaemia in preschool-age children: the contribution of malnutrition, malaria, and helminth infections in West Africa

RJ Soares Magalhães, ACA Clements - PLoS medicine, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Childhood anaemia is considered a severe public health problem in most
countries of sub-Saharan Africa. We investigated the geographical distribution of prevalence …

[HTML][HTML] Anemia severity among children aged 6–59 months in Gondar town, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

M Melku, KA Alene, B Terefe, B Enawgaw… - Italian journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Anemia is a public health problem affecting both developed and developing
countries. Childhood anemia is associated with serious consequences including growth …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in Namutumba district, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

F Kuziga, Y Adoke, RK Wanyenze - BMC pediatrics, 2017 - Springer
Background Anaemia is one of the major causes of death among children under five years
in Africa, with a prevalence of 64.6% among pre-school children. In 2014, we conducted a …