Faustin Habyarimana|Temesgen Zewotir|Shaun Ramroop
Structured Additive Quantile Regression for Assessing the Determinants of Childhood Anemia in Rwanda
University of KwaZulu-Natal|University of KwaZulu-Natal|University of KwaZulu-Natal
childhood anemia among significant health problems faced public health departments developing countries study aims assessing determinants possible spatial effects associated childhood anemia rwanda 20142015 rwanda demographic health survey rdhs data used analysis done using structured spatial additive quantile regression model findings study revealed childs age duration breastfeeding gender child nutritional status child whether underweight andor wasting whether child fever cough two weeks prior survey whether child received vitamin supplementation six weeks survey household wealth index literacy mother mothers anemia status mothers age birth significant factors associated childhood anemia rwanda furthermore significant structured spatial location effects childhood anemia found