Childhood Anemia in Mozambique: A Multilevel Mixed-Effects Analysis of 2011-2022/23 Population-Based Surveys.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Anemia adversely affects children's cognitive and motor development and remains a global public health problem. This study aimed to identify the individual, feeding, household, and community determinants of anemia among children in Mozambique. Methods: We used pooled datasets of two Mozambique representative population-based surveys: the 2011 and 2022-2023 Demographic and Health Surveys. A total sample of 8143 children aged 6-59 months with available hemoglobin testing was included. Multilevel mixed-effects analysis was performed using STATA (18.0). Results: Over a decade, the prevalence of anemia in children aged 6-59 months remained high, increasing slightly from 69.1% in 2011 to 72.9% in 2022. Children aged 6-11 months were less likely to have

SUBMITTER: Maulide Cane R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11942375 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature