Risk factors for anaemia among Ghanaian women and children vary by population group and climate zone

Risk factors for anaemia among Ghanaian women and children vary by population group and climate zone

Abstract Anaemia has serious effects on human health and has multifactorial aetiologies. This study aimed to determine putative risk factors for anaemia in children 6–59 months and 15‐ to 49‐year‐old non‐pregnant women living in Ghana. Data from a nationally representative cross‐sectional survey wer...

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Main Authors: Nicolai Petry, James P. Wirth, Seth Adu‐Afarwuah, Rita Wegmuller, Bradley A. Woodruff, Sherry A. Tanumihardjo, Helena Bentil, William E.S. Donkor, Thomas N. Williams, Setareh Shahab‐Ferdows, Lilian Selenje, Abraham Mahama, Matilda Steiner‐Asiedu, Fabian Rohner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-04-01
Series:Maternal and Child Nutrition
Subjects:
anaemia
haemoglobinopathies
inflammation
iron deficiency
malaria
overweight and obesity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13076

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https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13076

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