Risk factors of anaemia and iron deficiency in Somali children and women: Findings from the 2019 Somalia Micronutrient Survey

Autor: Farhan Mohamed Mohamud, Yvonne Katambo, Nicolai Petry, Fabian Rohner, Warsame Said Mohamed, Ahmed Muse, Rosmarie Veraguth, Serge Rezzi, Hamda Omar Yussuf, James P. Wirth, Kheyriya Mohamed Mohamud, Fatmata Sesay, Thomas N. Williams, Bradley A. Woodruff, Joshua Mbai, Abdullahi Muse Mohamoud, Sundus Ibrahim Ali, Melanie Galvin, Zahra Pilane, William E S Donkor
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Pediatrics
Somali
chemistry.chemical_compound
iron
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
hemic and lymphatic diseases
Epidemiology
Prevalence
Child
Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases
Nutrition and Dietetics
Anemia
Iron-Deficiency
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Anemia
determinants
Iron Deficiencies
Iron deficiency
Middle Aged
Micronutrient
language
Female
Original Article
epidemiology
Adult
Vitamin
medicine.medical_specialty
RC620-627
Adolescent
Somalia
Nutritional Status
RJ1-570
Young Adult
children
medicine
Humans
Risk factor
anaemia
Nutrition & Dietetics
business.industry
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Original Articles
Gynecology and obstetrics
medicine.disease
language.human_language
Vitamin A deficiency
women of childbearing age
chemistry
micronutrients
Pediatrics
Perinatology and Child Health
RG1-991
1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
business
Malaria
Zdroj: Maternal and Child Nutrition, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
Maternal & Child Nutrition
ISSN: 1740-8709
1740-8695
Popis: There are limited data on the prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency (ID) in Somalia. To address this data gap, Somalia's 2019 micronutrient survey assessed the prevalence of anaemia and ID in children (6–59 months) and non‐pregnant women of reproductive age (15–49 years). The survey also collected data on vitamin A deficiency, inflammation, malaria and other potential risk factors for anaemia and ID. Multivariable Poisson regressions models were used to identify the risk factors for anaemia and ID in children and women. Among children, the prevalence of anaemia and ID were 43.4% and 47.2%, respectively. Approximately 36% and 6% of anaemia were attributable to iron and vitamin A deficiencies, respectively, whereas household possession of soap was associated with approximately 11% fewer cases of anaemia. ID in children was associated with vitamin A deficiency and stunting, whereas inflammation was associated with iron sufficiency. Among women, 40.3% were anaemic, and 49.7% were iron deficient. In women, ID and number of births were significantly associated with anaemia in multivariate models, and approximately 42% of anaemia in women was attributable to ID. Increased parity was associated with ID, and incubation and early convalescent inflammation was associated with ID, whereas late convalescent inflammation was associated with iron sufficiency. ID is the main risk factor of anaemia in both women and children and contributed to a substantial portion of the anaemia cases. To tackle both anaemia and ID in Somalia, food assistance and micronutrient‐specific programmes (e.g. micronutrient powders and iron supplements) should be enhanced.
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