Prevalence and changes of anemia among young children and women in 47 low- and middle-income countries, 2000-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anemia remains a major public health issue, particularly for children and women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, the current prevalence and recent changes of anemia among young children and women of reproductive age, particularly for pregnant women in different trimesters are unclear. We examined the current prevalence of anemia among children aged less than 5 years by age (6-35 months vs. 36-59 months) and women of reproductive age by pregnant status (pregnant vs. non-pregnant) and trimesters (the third vs. the second vs. the first trimester) between 2010 and 2018 and further examined changes in the prevalence from 2000-2009 to 2010-2018.

Methods

Data were from the cross-sectional Demographic and Health Surveys performed between 2000 and 2018

SUBMITTER: Sun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8455640 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature