ReviewAnemia2023
A Review of the Risk Factors for Iron Deficiency Anaemia among Adolescents in Developing Countries.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Mapping evidence on the impact of junk food on anaemia among adolescent and adult population: a scoping review.BMC nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating the Role of School-Based Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation in Shaping Common Morbidity and Growth Outcomes Among Adolescent Girls: Evidence From a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Central Ethiopia Region.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Trial
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- Dietary diversity and body mass index predict cognitive performance and anaemia risk in Ghanaian adolescent girls.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
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- Anaemia and adherence to weekly iron-folic acid supplementation among female senior high school students in stunting-risk areas of Ambon city, Indonesia.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Nutritional status among adolescents in India: A school-based retrospective cohort study.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- Silent losses: predictors of anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies and their associations with menstrual bleeding in Lebanon - findings from a national cross-sectional study.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Low Vitamin A Status: A Potential Limiting Factor for Hemoglobin Improvement to Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation in Adolescent Girls with Iron Deficiency Anemia.Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB · 2025Article
- Detection of Anemia in Schoolchildren Aged 6-18 Years With Hematocrit Percentile Charts and the Impact of Economic Status in Southern Brazil.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2025Article
- [Current state of patient knowledge regarding the preoperative impact and causes of anemia].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2025Article
- Anemia Predicts Physical Fitness Among Adolescent Athletes in Ghana.Health science reports · 2024Article
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- Low Dietary Diversity and Low Haemoglobin Status in Ghanaian Female Boarding and Day Senior High School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among school-going adolescent girls in schools of Dhankuta municipality, Nepal.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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- Nutrition Education Improves Knowledge of Iron and Iron-Rich Food Intake Practices among Young Adolescents: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.International journal of food science · 2023Article
- Knowledge, prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among women of reproductive age in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana: A cross-sectional study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Identifying the root causes of iron deficiency anaemia is a prerequisite for effective management and prevention in adolescents. This systematic review assessed risk factors of iron deficiency anaemia among adolescents living in developing countries. Method: Electronic databases such as PubMed, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and SCOPUS were comprehensively searched for studies published between 1990 and 2020 that involved risk factors of iron deficiency anaemia among adolescents living in developing countries. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the American Dietetic Association Quality Criteria Checklist. Results: A total of 2,252 publications were reviewed, and only fifteen cross-sectional studies were eligible for inclusion, eight of which focused on female adolescents and seven on both genders. Direct risk factors contributing to anaemia among adolescents included food intake practices ( Conclusion: Food intake practices, female adolescents, menstruation, parasitic infection, and low educational status were the leading risk factors of iron deficiency anaemia among adolescents. Further research should concentrate on assessing the effectiveness and efficacy of existing interventions aimed at preventing iron deficiency among vulnerable groups in developing countries.
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