Anaemia prevalence and its associated factors in children under 5 years in Western China: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Iron-deficiency anaemia disproportionately affects children in low-income and middle-income areas; Western China is a prime example. Given the health risks associated with childhood anaemia and the large heterogeneity of published studies on this subject, we conducted a systematic review of the evidence regarding anaemia prevalence and associated factors in children under 5 years in Western China.

Methods

We searched for all relevant studies on the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia in children under 5 years in Western China, obtaining research between 1 January 2011 and 30 June 2021, in English and Chinese from Medline, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI, WanFang Data and VIP. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts; three reviewed full tex

SUBMITTER: Du Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8753402 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature