Micronutrients and socio-demographic factors were major predictors of anaemia among the Ethiopian population.

ABSTRACT: Anaemia is characterised by low hemoglobin (Hb) concentration. Despite being a public health concern in Ethiopia, the role of micronutrients and non-nutritional factors as a determinant of Hb concentrations has been inadequately explored. This study focused on the assessment of serum micronutrient and Hb concentrations and a range of non-nutritional factors, to evaluate their associations with the risk of anaemia among the Ethiopian population (n 2046). It also explored the mediation effect of Zn on the relation between se and Hb. Bivariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to identify the relationship between serum micronutrients concentration, inflammation biomarkers, nutritional status, presence of parasitic infection and socio-demographic factors with Hb concen

SUBMITTER: Belay A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10657751 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature