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High-risk fertility behaviour and childhood anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Decomposing the gap in under-five mortality determinants between the low- and high-risk regions of Nigeria.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Getting back on track to meet global anaemia reduction targets: a Lancet Haematology Commission.The Lancet. Haematology · 2025Review
- Decoding fertility behaviour of married women in Zambia: A multipronged analysis of bio-demographic, socio-economic and intermediate factors.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Association between sexual violence and multiple high-risk fertility behaviours among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Geo-spatial analysis of high-risk fertility behaviors and child stunting in Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Multilevel bivariate analysis of the association between high-risk fertility behaviors of birth and stunting with associated risk factors in Ethiopia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- High risk fertility behaviour and health facility delivery in West Africa.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study sought to examine the association between high-risk fertility behaviour and childhood anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa .
designAn analytical study was conducted using cross-sectional data from mothers with children under age 5 (n=64 512) from 28 sub-Saharan African countries. Multilevel logistic regression models were fitted to examine the association between high-risk fertility behaviour and childhood anaemia. The results were presented using adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% confidence interval (CI).
settingTwenty-eight sub-Saharan African countries. OUTCOME MEASURE: Childhood anaemia.
resultsThe percentage of children with anaemia in the 28 countries was 66.7%. We found that age more than 34 at delivery and short birth interval had significant associations with childhood anaemia. Children of mothers whose most recent delivery occurred after 34 years were less likely to be anaemic compared with those whose most recent delivery occurred before age 34 (aOR=0.89; 95% CI 0.83 to 0.95). We found that children born to mothers with short birth intervals were more likely to be anaemic, compared with those with long birth intervals (aOR=1.08; 95% CI 1.01 to 1.16).
conclusionsWe, therefore, draw the attention of policy makers and programme implementers to invest in policies and programmes aimed at combating childhood anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa to focus on the population at risk, that is, women whose most recent delivery occurred at younger ages and those with short birth intervals. Encouraging contraceptive use and creating awareness about the importance of birth spacing among reproductive-age women would be more helpful.
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