Exploring associations between water, sanitation, and anemia through 47 nationally representative demographic and health surveys.

ABSTRACT: Globally, no countries are on track to achieve the adopted global nutrition targets set for anemia in 2025. Given the linkages between water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and nutrition, this secondary data analysis explores potential associations with anemia. Forty-seven demographic and health surveys were used to explore the association between unimproved water and sanitation and anemia in women and children with adjusted odds ratios (ORs) calculated by country and cumulatively. In over 60% of countries, children with off-premises water access had significantly increased odds of anemia. In over a quarter of countries, children exposed to surface water had higher odds of anemia. In Burundi, children were 1.65 times more likely to be anemic when reported to be living in households using s

SUBMITTER: Kothari MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6771505 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature