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Prevalence of anemia among school-age children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Prevalence of Anemia among Children and Adolescents of Bangladesh: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Trends of risk factors associated with childhood stunting and anaemia in Ghana: evidence from the Demographic Health Survey and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (2003-2017).Public health nutrition · 2024Article
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- Spatial variation and clustering of anaemia prevalence in school-aged children in Western Kenya.PloS one · 2023Article
- Anemia prevalence and associated factors among school-children of Kersa Woreda in eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2023Article
- The efficacy of theory of planned behavior to predict breast self-examination among women: systematic review and meta-Analysis.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2023Review
- Calculator for inadequate micronutrient intake for Ethiopia (CIMI-Ethiopia): Validation of the software for lactating mothers and their children under 2 years.Food science & nutrition · 2022Article
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- Burden and Determinants of Anemia among Under-Five Children in Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Anemia · 2022Review
- Multilevel analysis of determinants of anemia among young women (15-24) in sub-Sahara Africa.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnemia continued to become a major public health problem in developing nations including Ethiopia. Especially, school children are more vulnerable for anemia and consequences of anemia. Generating accurate epidemiological data on anemia in school children is an important step for health policy maker. There are limited evidences on anemia prevalence in school-age children in Ethiopia. This study aimed to synthesize the pooled prevalence of anemia in school-age children in Ethiopia.
methodsThis systematic review and meta-analysis was followed the PRISMA guidelines. Comprehensive searched was conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, HINARI, and Ethiopian Journal of Health Development for studies published before 2016, supplemented by manual searches to identify relevant studies. Two review authors independently selected studies, extracted data, and assessed quality of studies. The Cochrane Q test and I
resultsFrom 831 obtained studies, 13 articles included in the meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of anemia among school children in Ethiopia was 23% (95% CI 18-28%). The prevalence of anemia in male and female school-age children was 27% (95% CI 20 and 34%) and 24% (95% CI 18 and 30%), respectively.
conclusionsThis study found that prevalence of anemia was a moderate public health problem in school children. Due to the complications of anemia for school children, preventative planning and control of anemia among school children in Ethiopia is necessary.
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