Martin F Bjurström, Ola Borgquist, Thomas Kander, Robin Lundén, Malin J Fagerlund, Miklós Lipcsey, Louise W Sturesson
Audio podcast and procedural video use in anaesthesiology and intensive care: A nationwide survey of Swedish anaesthetists
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
micronutrient deficiency serious consequences across ages worldwide particularly subsaharan africa poor micronutrient mn consumption among children remains major public health concern many countries low literacy poor diets lack access healthcare insufficient agricultural productivity made proper micronutrient consumption difficult despite numerous interventions thus research aimed determine adequate intake mns among 623 months age children subsaharan africa initially twostage stratified sampling technique applied selected recent demographic health survey data data source 20152020 standard demographic health surveys dhs among 20 subsaharan african countries micronutrient intake status outcome variable determined using either food rich vitamin iron consumed within previous 24 hr multiple micronutrient powder iron supplementation within previous 07 days vitamin supplementation deworming within 06 months generalized linear mixed model based modified poisson regression robust error variance used identify factors associated childrens adequate micronutrient intake adjusted prevalence ratio apr 95 confidence interval used identify factors strength direction association total samples 65187 children aged 623 months included 7399 95 ci 7365 7432 children adequate intake micronutrients maternal education primary apr 104 95 ci 102 106 secondary apr 107 95 ci 104 109 fathers education primary apr 103 95 ci 101 105 secondary apr 104 95 ci 102 106 occupational status mother apr 104 95 ci 102 106 pregnancy interval apr 097 95 ci 095 099 exclusive breastfeeding status apr 083 95 ci 082 085 birthweight average apr 103 95 ci 101 105 larger average apr 104 95 ci 102 106 multipletwin birth apr 094 95 ci 091 098 child age apr 122 95 ci 119 125 number children home apr 102 95 ci 101 103 anc utilization apr 120 95 ci 115 127 place birth aor 093 95 ci 091 095 rich households apr 103 95 ci 101 105 countries central apr 107 95 ci 104 109 south africa apr 107 95 ci 103 111 west african apr 095 95 ci 092 099 associated level micronutrients intake status prevalence adequate intake mn considerable variables child family community levels associated adequate intake micronutrients consequently stakeholders involvement required healthcare community settings