Prevalence of Anemia among Children and Adolescents of Bangladesh: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of anemia is high among children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries because of undernutrition resulting from their poor socioeconomic status and lack of knowledge on proper nutrition. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the prevalence of anemia among children and adolescents aged between 6 months and 19 years in Bangladesh. Databases such as PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched to identify the studies that reported the prevalence of anemia among children and adolescents. A total of 24 studies, including the data of 14,062 cases, were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis of the time period between 1997 and 2019. The random-effects model was used to calculate the summary estimates. The protocol was registe

SUBMITTER: Kundu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9914578 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature