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ArticleThe Journal of nutrition2020

Age, Ethnicity, Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Micronutrient Powder Intake, and Biomarkers of Micronutrient Status, Infection, and Inflammation Are Associated with Anemia Among Children 6-59 Months in Nepal.

Nicole D Ford, R P Bichha, Kedar Raj Parajuli, Naveen Paudyal, Nira Joshi, Ralph D Whitehead, Stanley Chitekwe, Zuguo Mei, Rafael Flores-Ayala, Debendra P Adhikari and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicole D FordNutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NW, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA.
R P BichhaNepal Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
Kedar Raj ParajuliNepal Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
Naveen PaudyalNutrition Section, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Leknath Marg, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
Nira JoshiNew ERA, Rudramati Marg, Kalopul, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
Ralph D WhiteheadNutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NW, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA.
Stanley ChitekweNutrition Section, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Leknath Marg, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
Zuguo MeiNutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NW, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA.
Rafael Flores-AyalaNutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NW, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA.
Debendra P AdhikariUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID), Maharajgunj, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
Sanjay RijalNutrition Section, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Leknath Marg, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
Maria Elena JefferdsNutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NW, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USMinistry of Health and Population · NPUnited States Agency for International Development · US

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Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAnemia is a major concern for children in Nepal; however, little is known about context-specific causes of anemia.

objectiveWe used cross-sectional data from the 2016 Nepal National Micronutrient Status Survey to evaluate factors associated with anemia in a nationally representative, population-based sample of children 6-59 mo (n = 1367).

methodsHemoglobin, biomarkers of iron status and other micronutrients, infection, inflammation, and blood disorders were assessed from venous blood samples. Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and Helicobacter pylori infections were assessed from stool. Anthropometry was measured with standard procedures. Sociodemographic and household characteristics, diet, micronutrient powder (MNP) intake, pica, and morbidity recall were ascertained by caregiver interview. Multivariable logistic regression that accounted for complex sampling design, determined predictors of anemia (hemoglobin <11.0 g/dL, altitude adjusted); candidate predictors were variables with P < 0.05 in bivariate models.

resultsAnemia prevalence was 18.6% (95% CI: 15.8, 21.4). MNP intake [adjusted OR (AOR): 0.25, 95% CI: 0.07, 0.86], log (ln) ferritin (μg/L) (AOR: 0.49, 95% CI: 0.38, 0.64), and ln RBP (μmol/L) (AOR: 0.42, 95% CI: 0.18, 0.95) were associated with reduced odds of anemia. Younger age (6-23 mo compared with 24-59 mo; AOR: 2.29, 95% CI: 1.52, 3.46), other Terai ethnicities (AOR: 2.59, 95% CI: 1.25, 5.35) and Muslim ethnicities (AOR: 3.15, 95% CI: 1.30, 7.65) relative to Brahmin/Chhetri ethnicities, recent fever (AOR: 1.68, 95% CI: 1.08, 2.59), ln C-reactive protein (mg/L) (AOR: 1.23, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.45), and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (AOR: 2.84, 95% CI: 1.88, 4.30) were associated with increased odds of anemia.

conclusionBoth nonmodifiable and potentially modifiable factors were associated with anemia. Thus some but not all anemia might be addressed through effective public health policy, programs, and delivery of nutrition and infection prevention and control.

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EthnicityAnemiaBiomarkersFemaleGlycogen Storage Disease Type IHumansInfantInflammationMaleMicronutrientsNepalBiomarkersMicronutrientsanemiachild nutritioninfectioniron deficiencymicronutrient statusNepalvitamin A deficiency

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PMID31883009
PMCPMC7350881
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