Vishala Mishra, Joseph P Dexter
Response of Unvaccinated US Adults to Official Information About the Pause in Use of the Johnson & Johnson-Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Journal of medical Internet research
anemia common hematologic disorder children worldwide since dietary diversity main requirement children get essential nutrients thus use one basic indicator assessing childs anemia although dietary diversity plays major role anemia among children subsaharan africa little evidence association dietary diversity anemia level identified potential strategies prevention anemia level subsaharan africa examine association dietary diversity anemia levels among children aged 623 months subsaharan africa recent demographic health surveys 32 countries ssa considered study used pooled data surveys study total weighted sample 52180 children aged 623 months included diversity diet given children assessed using minimum dietary diversity mdd considers four seven food groups multilevel ordinal logistic regression model applied due dhs datas hierarchical structure ordinal nature anemia pvalue 008 brant test found proportional odds assumption satisfied addition model comparisons done using deviance bivariable analysis variables pvalue 02 taken account multivariable analysis adjusted odds ratio aor 95 confidence interval ci presented potential determinants levels anemia multivariable multilevel proportional odds model overall prevalence minimum dietary diversity anemia among children aged 623 months 43 95 ci 426 434 720 95 ci 709 729 respectively 262 mild anemia 434 moderate anemia 24 severe anemia mdd female child 1823 months age born mothers aged 25 taking drugs intestinal parasite higher level maternal education number anc visits middle richer household wealth status distance health facility born central southern africa significantly associated lower odds levels anemia contrarily 911 1217months age size child fever diarrhea last two weeks higher birth order stunting wasting underweight west africa significantly associated higher odds levels anemia anemia significant public health issue among children aged 623 months subsaharan africa minimum dietary diversity intake associated reduced anemia children aged 6 23 months subsaharan africa children fed variety foods improve anemia status reducing anemia children aged 623 months achieved raising mother education levels treating febrile illnesses improve familys financial situation finally iron fortification vitamin supplementation could help better reduce risk anemia raise childrens hemoglobin levels order treat anemia