Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among married women in 19 sub-Saharan African countries.

Zegeye, B; Anyiam, FE; Ahinkorah, BO; Ameyaw, EK; Budu, E; Seidu, A-A; Yaya, S

Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among married women in 19 sub-Saharan African countries.

Zegeye, B Anyiam, FE Ahinkorah, BO Ameyaw, EK Budu, E Seidu, A-A Yaya, S

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Citation:: Archives of Public Health, 2021, 79, (1), pp. 1-12
Issue Date:: 2021-11-29

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dc.contributor.author	Zegeye, B
dc.contributor.author	Anyiam, FE
dc.contributor.author	Ahinkorah, BO
dc.contributor.author	Ameyaw, EK
dc.contributor.author	Budu, E
dc.contributor.author	Seidu, A-A
dc.contributor.author	Yaya, S
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-06T03:23:22Z
dc.date.available	2021-11-10
dc.date.available	2022-01-06T03:23:22Z
dc.date.issued	2021-11-29
dc.identifier.citation	Archives of Public Health, 2021, 79, (1), pp. 1-12
dc.identifier.issn	2049-3258
dc.identifier.issn	2049-3258
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/152732
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the region with the highest burden of anemia globally. Since anemia has both health and non-health-related consequences, its reduction is one of the Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among married women in SSA. METHODS: Using Stata version-14 software, the analysis was done on 89,029 married women from the Demographic and Health Surveys of 19 countries in SSA. Pearson Chi-Square test and Binary logistic regression analyses were used to examine the factors associated with anemia. The results were presented using adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) at a 95% Confidence Interval (CI). A p-value less than or equal to 0.05 (p ≤ 0.05) was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The pooled analysis showed that 49.7% of married women were anemic. Of these, 1.04% and 15.05% were severely and moderately anemic respectively, and the rest 33.61% were mildly anemic. Husband education (primary school-aOR = 0.84, 95% CI; 0.71-0.99), wealth index (middle-aOR = 0.81, 95% CI; 0.68-0.96, richer-aOR = 0.69, 95% CI; 0.57-0.84, richest-aOR = 0.68, 95% CI; 0.51-0.91), modern contraceptive use (yes-aOR = 0.68, 95% CI; 0.56-0.81) and religion (Muslim-aOR = 1.27, 95% CI; 1.11-1.46, others-aOR = 0.73, 95% CI; 0.59-0.90) were factors associated with anemia among married women. CONCLUSION: The findings show that nearly half of the married women are affected by anemia. Enhancing partners' educational levels, and economic empowerment of women, strengthening family planning services, and working with religious leaders to reduce the perception and religious beliefs related to food restrictions can be the main focus to reduce the burden of anemia among married women in SSA.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	BioMed Central
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dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	Public Health
dc.title	Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among married women in 19 sub-Saharan African countries.
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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the region with the highest burden of anemia globally. Since anemia has both health and non-health-related consequences, its reduction is one of the Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among married women in SSA. METHODS: Using Stata version-14 software, the analysis was done on 89,029 married women from the Demographic and Health Surveys of 19 countries in SSA. Pearson Chi-Square test and Binary logistic regression analyses were used to examine the factors associated with anemia. The results were presented using adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) at a 95% Confidence Interval (CI). A p-value less than or equal to 0.05 (p ≤ 0.05) was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The pooled analysis showed that 49.7% of married women were anemic. Of these, 1.04% and 15.05% were severely and moderately anemic respectively, and the rest 33.61% were mildly anemic. Husband education (primary school-aOR = 0.84, 95% CI; 0.71-0.99), wealth index (middle-aOR = 0.81, 95% CI; 0.68-0.96, richer-aOR = 0.69, 95% CI; 0.57-0.84, richest-aOR = 0.68, 95% CI; 0.51-0.91), modern contraceptive use (yes-aOR = 0.68, 95% CI; 0.56-0.81) and religion (Muslim-aOR = 1.27, 95% CI; 1.11-1.46, others-aOR = 0.73, 95% CI; 0.59-0.90) were factors associated with anemia among married women. CONCLUSION: The findings show that nearly half of the married women are affected by anemia. Enhancing partners' educational levels, and economic empowerment of women, strengthening family planning services, and working with religious leaders to reduce the perception and religious beliefs related to food restrictions can be the main focus to reduce the burden of anemia among married women in SSA.

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