Anemia among School Adolescents in Haramaya Town, Eastern Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study.

IF 2.3 Q3 NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Nutrition and Metabolic Insights Pub Date : 2020-08-28 eCollection Date: 2020-01-01 DOI:10.1177/1178638820953131
Sagni Girma Fage, Gudina Egata, Yadeta Dessie, Fekede Asefa Kumsa, Biru Abdissa Mizana
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Background: Anemia is a condition characterized by reduction in the number of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin concentration. It affects 24.8% of the world population. There is little evidence on burden of anemia among adolescents in low income countries like Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed to assess the magnitude of anemia and factors associated with anemia among school adolescents in eastern Ethiopia.

Methods: School based cross-sectional study was conducted among 493 school adolescents in Haramaya town during February 1 to 28, 2017. Multi stage cluster sampling technique was used. We collected anthropometric data (weight and height) and hemoglobin level of all study participants. The hemoglobin level was adjusted for altitude. Data were entered into EpiData and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with anemia. Level of statistical significance was declared at P < .05.

Results: In this study, the prevalence of anemia was 29.4% [95% CI: (25.6, 33.5)]. Being female adolescent (AOR = 2.31, 95 % CI: [1.51, 3.54]), adolescents attending grades 9th to 10th (AOR = 1.66, 95% CI: [1.004, 2.77]), adolescents born to illiterate mothers [AOR = 2.23, 95% CI: (1.02, 4.89)], and low dietary diversity score (AOR = 2.33, 95% CI: [1.12, 4.86]) were factors that increased the likelihood of getting anemia.

Conclusion: Anemia among school adolescents was a moderate public health problem in the study area. Being female, lower grade levels (9th to 10th), low dietary diversity score and illiterate maternal educational status increased the likelihood of getting anemia. School based Iron/Folic acid supplementation, nutrition education and promotion of diversified foods consumption should be given attention with particular focus on female adolescents.

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埃塞俄比亚东部哈拉马亚镇在校青少年的贫血症:横断面研究。
背景:贫血是一种以红细胞数量和/或血红蛋白浓度减少为特征的疾病。全世界有 24.8%的人口患有贫血。有关埃塞俄比亚等低收入国家青少年贫血负担的证据很少。因此,本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚东部在校青少年的贫血程度以及与贫血相关的因素:2017年2月1日至28日,对哈拉马亚镇的493名在校青少年进行了基于学校的横断面研究。采用多阶段聚类抽样技术。我们收集了所有研究参与者的人体测量数据(体重和身高)和血红蛋白水平。血红蛋白水平根据海拔高度进行了调整。数据被输入 EpiData,并导出到 SPSS 20 版进行分析。采用逻辑回归模型来确定与贫血相关的因素。统计显著性水平为 P 结果:本研究中,贫血患病率为 29.4% [95% CI: (25.6, 33.5)]。女性青少年(AOR = 2.31,95% CI:[1.51, 3.54])、9 至 10 年级青少年(AOR = 1.66,95% CI:[1.004, 2.77])、文盲母亲所生青少年[AOR = 2.23,95% CI:(1.02, 4.89)]和饮食多样性得分低(AOR = 2.33,95% CI:[1.12, 4.86])是增加贫血可能性的因素:结论:在研究地区,在校青少年贫血是一个中等程度的公共卫生问题。女性、年级较低(9 至 10 年级)、膳食多样性得分较低以及文盲母亲的教育状况增加了患贫血症的可能性。应以学校为基础补充铁/叶酸、开展营养教育和促进多样化食品消费,尤其要关注女性青少年。
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Nutrition and Metabolic Insights
Nutrition and Metabolic Insights NUTRITION & DIETETICS-
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3.30
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期刊介绍: Nutrition and Metabolic Insights is a peer-reviewed, open-access online journal focusing on all aspects of nutrition and metabolism. This encompasses nutrition, including the biochemistry of metabolism, exercise and associated physical processes and also includes clinical articles that relate to metabolism, such as obesity, lipidemias and diabetes. It includes research at the molecular, cellular and organismal levels. This journal welcomes new manuscripts for peer review on the following topics: Nutrition, including the biochemistry of metabolism, Exercise and associated physical processes, Clinical articles that relate to metabolism, such as obesity, lipidemias and diabetes, Research at the molecular, cellular and organismal levels, Other areas of interest include gene-nutrient interactions, the effects of hormones, models of metabolic function, macronutrient interactions, outcomes of changes in diet, and pathophysiology.
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