Menstrual abnormality, maternal illiteracy, and household factors as main predictors of anemia among adolescent girls in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent girls are more likely to develop anemia as a result of physical and physiological changes that place a greater strain on their nutritional needs. Primary studies, on the other hand, may not be sufficient to provide a complete picture of anemia in adolescent girls and its major risk factors.

Objective

The study aimed to describe the pooled prevalence of adolescent girls' anemia and the factors that contribute.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of observational studies using the databases CINAHL (EBSCO), PubMed, Science Direct, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess the quality of the articles, and studies of fair to good quality were included. We pooled anemia prevalence among adolescents and odd

SUBMITTER: Endale F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9647292 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature