Predictors of iron deficiency anaemia among children aged 6-59 months in Tanzania: Evidence from the 2015-16 TDHS-MIS cross-sectional household survey.

ABSTRACT: Iron deficiency anaemia remains a public health problem, particularly in children aged 6-59 months. This study assessed factors associated with iron deficiency anaemia among children aged 6-23 months, 24-59 months and 6-59 months in Tanzania. Data for this cross-sectional study were extracted from the 2015-16 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (2015-16 TDHS-MIS). The study covered 8014 children aged 6-59 months and their mothers. Iron deficiency anaemia was defined (haemoglobin < 11g/dL). Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses that adjust for clustering and sampling weights were conducted to describe the associations between anaemia and potential confounding variables. The prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia among children aged 6-23 mo

SUBMITTER: Msaki RV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022048 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature