Identifying risk factors of anemia among women of reproductive age in Rwanda - a cross-sectional study using secondary data from the Rwanda demographic and health survey 2014/2015.
Dieudonne HakizimanaMarie Paul NisingizweJenae LoganRex WongPublished in: BMC public health (2019)
Anemia continues to pose public health challenges; novel public health interventions should consider geographic variations in anemia risk, seek to improve women's economic statuses, and strengthen iron supplementation especially for Intrauterine device users. Additionally, given the association between anemia and malaria, interventions to prevent malaria should be enhanced.
Keyphrases
- iron deficiency
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- risk factors
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- physical activity
- plasmodium falciparum
- cervical cancer screening
- pregnancy outcomes
- breast cancer risk
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- pregnant women
- big data
- global health
- machine learning
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- life cycle