Household cooking fuel type and childhood anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of cross-sectional surveys of 123, 186 children from 29 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study sought to investigate the joint effect of household cooking fuel type and urbanicity (rural-urban residency) on anaemia among children under the age of five in sub-Saharan Africa.

Design

We analysed cross-sectional data of 123, 186 children under the age of five from 29 sub-Saharan African countries gathered between 2010 and 2019 by the Demographic and Health Survey programme. Bivariate (χ² test of independence) and multilevel logistic regression were used to examine the effect of urbanicity-household cooking fuel type on childhood anaemia. Results were reported as adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% CIs at p<0.05.

Outcome measures

Anaemia status of children.

Results

More than half (64%) of children had anaemia. The percentage o

SUBMITTER: Amadu I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8292815 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature