Beaula Mutonhodza
Anemia in children aged 6–59 months was significantly associated with maternal anemia status in rural Zimbabwe
Mutonhodza, Beaula; Dembedza, Mavis P.; Lark, Murray R.; Joy, Edward J. M.; Manzeke‐Kangara, Muneta G.; Njovo, Handrea; Nyadzayo, Tasiana K.; Kalimbira, Alexander A.; Bailey, Elizabeth H.; Broadley, Martin R.; Matsungo, Tonderayi M.; Chopera, Prosper
Authors
Mavis P. Dembedza
MURRAY LARK MURRAY.LARK@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Geoinformatics
Edward J. M. Joy
Muneta G. Manzeke‐Kangara
Handrea Njovo
Tasiana K. Nyadzayo
Alexander A. Kalimbira
LIZ BAILEY LIZ.BAILEY@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Environmental Geochemistry
MARTIN BROADLEY MARTIN.BROADLEY@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Plant Nutrition
Tonderayi M. Matsungo
Prosper Chopera
Abstract
Globally, anemia is a public health problem affecting mostly women of reproductive age (WRA, n=452) and children aged 6–59 months (n=452) from low- and lower-middle-income countries. This cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence and determinants of anemia in WRA and children aged 6–59 months in rural Zimbabwe. The venous blood sample was measured for hemoglobin utilizing a HemoCue machine. Anthropometric indices were assessed and classified based on World Health Organization standards. Socioeconomic characteristics were assessed. The median (±inter quartile range (IQR)) age of WRA was 29 ± 12 years and that for children was 29 ± 14 months. The prevalence of anemia was 29.6% and 17.9% in children and WRA, respectively, while the median (±IQR) hemoglobin levels were 13.4 ± 1.8 and 11.7 ± 1.5g/dl among women and children, respectively. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to assess determinants of anemia. Anemia in children was significantly associated with maternal anemia (odds ratio (OR)=2.02; 95% CI 1.21–3.37; p=.007) and being a boy (OR=0.63; 95% CI 0.41–0.95; p=.029), while anemia in WRA was significantly associated with the use of unimproved dug wells as a source of drinking water (OR=0.36; 95% CI 0.20–0.66; p=.001) and lack of agricultural land ownership (OR=0.51; 95% CI 0.31–0.85; p=.009). Anemia is a public health problem in the study setting. The positive association between maternal and child anemia reflects the possibility of cross-generational anemia. Therefore, interventions that focus on improving preconceptual and maternal nutritional status may help to reduce anemia in low-income settings.
Citation
Mutonhodza, B., Dembedza, M. P., Lark, M. R., Joy, E. J. M., Manzeke‐Kangara, M. G., Njovo, H., …Chopera, P. (2023). Anemia in children aged 6–59 months was significantly associated with maternal anemia status in rural Zimbabwe. Food Science and Nutrition, 11(3), 1232-1246. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3157
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 11, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 5, 2022 |
Publication Date | 2023-03 |
Deposit Date | Dec 20, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 5, 2023 |
Electronic ISSN | 2048-7177 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 1232-1246 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3157 |
Keywords | Food Science |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/14602496 |
Publisher URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fsn3.3157 |
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