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Household and individual risk factors of anaemia among under-5 children in Lesotho.
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- Sex of household head and other household determinants of childhood anaemia among households in Ghana: regression analysis of the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2022Article
- Individual, Maternal, Household, and Community Level Variability in Determining Inequalities in Childhood Anaemia within Ethiopia: Four-Level Multilevel Analysis Approach.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Joint modelling of anaemia and stunting in children less than five years of age in Lesotho: a cross-sectional case study.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnaemia among under-5 children is a major public health issue worldwide. Some countries with a high prevalence of anaemia also have high prevalence of malaria. Even though Lesotho does not have a high prevalence of malaria, its prevalence rate of anaemia is as high. According to the 2014 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), the prevalence of anaemia among children under-5 was 51%. Other factors could be influencing the prevalence of anaemia in Lesotho.
objectivesThis study examined the household and individual risk factors of anaemia among children under-5 in Lesotho.
methodsData from the 2014 Lesotho DHS which included 924 children under-5 years were analysed. Descriptive statistics, chi-square cross-tabulations and ordered logistic regression models were run using Stata v15.
resultsTwenty-one percent (21%) of children under-5 had mild anaemia while 7% had severe-moderate anaemia. Children residing in households cooking with biogas (aOR=4.88, CI: 1.28-18.58) and those living in households that cook with biomass (aOR=4.22, CI: 1.40-12.67) had higher odds of severe-moderate anaemia.
conclusionUsing solid fuels for cooking increases the vulnerability of children under-5 developing anaemia. Therefore, knowledge of renewable energy resources should be increased. This will help reduce levels of anaemia among under-5 children in Lesotho.
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