Prevalence of anemia among school-age children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Anemia continued to become a major public health problem in developing nations including Ethiopia. Especially, school children are more vulnerable for anemia and consequences of anemia. Generating accurate epidemiological data on anemia in school children is an important step for health policy maker. There are limited evidences on anemia prevalence in school-age children in Ethiopia. This study aimed to synthesize the pooled prevalence of anemia in school-age children in Ethiopia. METHODS:This systematic review and meta-analysis was followed the PRISMA guidelines. Comprehensive searched was conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, HINARI, and Ethiopian Journal of Health Development for studies published before 2016, supplemented by manual searches to identi

SUBMITTER: Tezera R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5968474 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature