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ArticleBulletin of the World Health Organization2022

Anaemia in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries: progress towards the 2025 global nutrition target.

Md Mehedi Hasan, Ricardo J Soares Magalhaes, Sarah P Garnett, Yaqoot Fatima, Md Tariqujjaman, Sonia Pervin, Saifuddin Ahmed, Abdullah A Mamun

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Article in Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Md Mehedi HasanInstitute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, 80 Meiers Road, Long Pocket Precinct, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068, Australia.
Ricardo J Soares MagalhaesSpatial Epidemiology Laboratory, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia.
Sarah P GarnettChildren's Hospital Westmead Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
Yaqoot FatimaInstitute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, 80 Meiers Road, Long Pocket Precinct, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068, Australia.
Md TariqujjamanNutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sonia PervinInstitute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, 80 Meiers Road, Long Pocket Precinct, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068, Australia.
Saifuddin AhmedPopulation, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, United States of America.
Abdullah A MamunInstitute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, 80 Meiers Road, Long Pocket Precinct, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To examine trends in, and projections of, the prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries at national and subpopulation levels. Methods: We used nationally representative data from repeated cross-sectional Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) on 1 092 512 women of reproductive age (15-49 years) from 15 low- and middle-income countries. We defined anaemia as haemoglobin < 11 g/dL for pregnant women and < 12 g/dL for non-pregnant women. We analysed data using Bayesian linear regression analyses. Findings: During 2000-2018, the prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age decreased in nine countries, with the highest decrease in Malawi (-2.5%), and increased in six countries, with the highest increase in Burundi (10.9%). All countries are projected to have a prevalence of anaemia ≥ 15% in 2025, with the highest level in Burundi (66.8%). The prevalence of anaemia and projection of prevalence varied between and within countries. Women's education, family wealth and place of residence had the highest impact on the current and projected prevalence rates of anaemia. Seven countries had a prevalence of anaemia ≥ 40%, which we defined as a severe public health problem, in the earliest and latest DHS and this prevalence is projected to persist in 2025. Conclusion: None of the 15 countries is likely to meet the global nutrition target of a 50% reduction in the prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age by 2025. Global and country leaders should reconsider nutrition policies and reallocate resources targeting countries and communities at risk.

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AnemiaDeveloping CountriesAdolescentAdultBayes TheoremCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHemoglobinsHumansMiddle AgedPregnancyPrevalenceYoung AdultHemoglobins

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PMCPMC8886255

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