Determinants of Anemia among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia: Further Analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey

Joint Authors

Asresie, Melash Belachew
Dagnew, Gizachew Worku
Abeje, Gedefaw

Source

Advances in Public Health

Issue

Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2020-03-09

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Public Health

Abstract EN

Background.

Anemia among children is a global public health problem.

The burden is high in developing countries including Ethiopia.

Although there are some studies about anemia among children, there is a dearth of information about factors associated with anemia in Ethiopia.

Therefore, this analysis was performed to identify factors associated with anemia among children aged 6–59 months in Ethiopia.

Methods.

We used the 2016 Ethiopian Demography and Health Survey (EDHS) data.

EDHS was a community-based, cross-sectional study conducted from January 18, 2016 to June 27, 2016.

The 2016 EDHS selected the participants using a two-stage stratified cluster sampling technique.

A total of 8,462 children aged 6–59 months were included for this analysis.

Both descriptive and logistic regression analyses were performed using Stata version14.

A P value less than 0.05 at 95% confidence interval was set to test the statistical significance.

Results.

The analysis indicated that about 58% (95% CI: 55.1, 60.1) of children aged 6–59 months were anemic.

Of those, 29.4% and 3.1% had moderate and severe anemia, respectively.

The analysis revealed that stunted (AOR = 0.135, 95% CI: 1.13, 1.62) and underweight (AOR = 1.27, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.55) children had higher odds of being anemic.

Besides, children aged 6–23 months (AOR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.82), 24–42 months of age (AOR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.51), and those with fever (AOR = 1.34, 95% CI: 1.07, 1.67) had higher odds of being anemic.

Similarly, children from anemic mothers (AOR = 1.86, 95% CI: 1.58, 2.18) and poor households (AOR = 1.35, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.67) were at a higher risk of anemia.

Children from households with large family sizes (AOR = 1.29, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.60), young mothers (15–24 years of age (AOR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.82) and 25–34 years of age (AOR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.51)), and developing regions (AOR = 1.44, 95% CI: 1.03, 2.02) also had higher odds of developing anemia.

Conclusion.

The overall prevalence of anemia among children aged 6–59 months in Ethiopia was high.

Malnourished children (stunting and underweight); children with fever; children from anemic, uneducated, and young mothers; and children from large and poor families had higher odds to develop anemia.

Therefore, preventing childhood illnesses and maternal anemia should be strengthened to reduce anemia among children.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Asresie, Melash Belachew& Abeje, Gedefaw& Dagnew, Gizachew Worku. 2020. Determinants of Anemia among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia: Further Analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey. Advances in Public Health،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129924

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Asresie, Melash Belachew…[et al.]. Determinants of Anemia among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia: Further Analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey. Advances in Public Health No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129924

American Medical Association (AMA)

Asresie, Melash Belachew& Abeje, Gedefaw& Dagnew, Gizachew Worku. Determinants of Anemia among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia: Further Analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey. Advances in Public Health. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129924

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1129924