Spatio-temporal trends in anaemia among pregnant women, adolescents and preschool children in sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We investigated the spatiotemporal trends in the burden of maternal, adolescent and child anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and evaluated some individual and household predictors of anaemia.

Design

Average Hb concentrations and anaemia prevalence were estimated, plotted over time and mapped by country and sub-region. Multilevel linear regression models were used to evaluate individual and household predictors of Hb concentration.

Participants

Data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) spanning 2000-2018 were merged into data sets for 37 623 pregnant women, 89 815 older adolescent girls and 401 438 preschool children.

Setting

The merged DHS represent nationally representative samples from thirty-three countries.

Results

Prevalence of anaem

SUBMITTER: Weze K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195357 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature