Mapping the covariate-adjusted spatial effects of childhood anemia in Ethiopia using a semi-parametric additive model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, anemia poses a serious health challenge for children under the age of five, and Ethiopia is one of the countries significantly affected by this issue. The 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data sets were employed to evaluate anemia risk among children aged 6-59 months. Due to limited research has been conducted on childhood anemia spatial disparities at the Ethiopian zonal level, and it is essential for developing zonal-level interventions for inform policy recommendations.

Methods

This study was examined the geospatial disparities in anemia prevalence among children aged 6-59 months. We used a semi-parametric additive model with spatial smoothing to assess zone-level variation in anemia risk while adjusting for key covariates. Each pred

SUBMITTER: Yilema SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12408295 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature