ReviewAnemia2022
Burden and Determinants of Anemia among Under-Five Children in Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Anemia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Assessing the nutritional status and micronutrient gaps in Sierra Leone: a systematic rapid review of women, children, and adolescents.BMC nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- A comparative analysis of heme vs non-heme iron administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European journal of nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Anemia and Its Associated Factors Among Children Aged 6-59 Months After Internal Displacement in Central Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prevalence, spatial distribution, and determinants of anemia among under-five children in the Democratic Republic of Congo: evidence from the 2023-24 DHS.International journal of health geographics · 2026Article
- The Effect of Anemia on Mortality in Children Hospitalized with Severe Pneumonia in Uganda.The Journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- The Epidemiology of the Global Syndemic in Africa: New Evidence and Key Insights.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Household wealth and childhood anaemia in resource-constrained settings: a Bayesian multilevel analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- A novel average treatment effect estimation approach for integrated incomplete datasets, with application in childhood anemia.BMC medical research methodology · 2026Article
- Predictors of iron status among preschool-age children in Malawi: insights from a micronutrient survey.International health · 2026Article
- Burden and Predictors of Anaemia in Children 1 to 5 Years at the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality in Ghana.Anemia · 2026Article
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- National and subnational burden and causes of anemia in China from 1990 to 2023: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.Military Medical Research · 2025Article
- Trends in the prevalence of concurrent anaemia and stunting among infants and young children in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study from 2010 to 2020.Global health action · 2025Article
- Characteristics of Anemia in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years Attending External Consultations at a Pediatric Hospital in Lisbon, Portugal.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prevalence and contributors to anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in Kyangwali Refugee settlement, Western Uganda: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Prevalence and Determinants of Iron Deficiency Anemia Among Children Under Five Years at Luwero General Hospital, Uganda.Journal of blood medicine · 2025Article
- Health of refugee children upon arrival in high-income countries: A scoping review.Journal of migration and health · 2025Review
- Household environment associated with anaemia among children aged 6-59 months in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of Ethiopia demographic and health survey (2005-2016).BMC public health · 2024Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Introduction: Globally, anemia among under-five children is a serious public health problem. Even if there are pocket studies here and there, there is limited evidence on the pooled prevalence of anemia among under-five children in Africa. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the pooled prevalence and determinants of anemia. Result: A total of 37 articles were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of anemia among under-five children in Africa was 59% (95% CI: 55, 63). Being female (AOR = 0.71; 95% CI: 0.57, 0.87), maternal education (AOR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.31, 1.66), residence (AOR = 0.80; 95% CI: 0.67, 0.95), and family size (AOR = 0.93; 95% CI: 0.89, 0.98) were the determinants of anemia among African under-five children.
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