ArticleJournal of public health in Africa2022
The association between food groups and childhood anemia in Zambia, based on the analysis of Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2018.
Article in Journal of public health in Africa, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
High prevalence of anemia among children has been an important public health concern globally. In Zambia, the prevalence of anemia among children aged 6-59 months was 58%. Previous studies have suggested that feeding a variety of food prevents anemia. However, it is not yet determined if out of several food groups available locally, some foods have played crucial roles in anemia among young children. The objective of this study was to find out the food groups that were associated with childhood anemia among Zambian children aged 6-59 months. We have obtained the individual- level data related to health and nutrition of the Zambia Demographic Health Survey (ZDHS) 2018 with permission. Children's feeding, demographic, and household information were analyzed using logistic regression models. Children who consumed food made from grains (AOR:1.2; 95%CI: 1.01-1.46; p=0.044) and cheese or food made from milk (AOR:2.7; 95%CI: 1.19-6.00; p=0.018) showed relatively higher prevalence of anemia than those who did not. Additionally, malnutrition, mother's anemia and education, and area of living were also significantly associated with prevalence of anemia. Most common food in Zambia is food made from grain. Grain consists of phytic acids which can prevent iron absorption. This is a potential reason for the highlevel anemia among children. Dephytinization strategies should be considered through further studies.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.