Menstrual abnormality, maternal illiteracy, and household factors as main predictors of anemia among adolescent girls in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Endale Liben FitsumDemelash Woldeyohannes HandisoFanuel BelaynehAiggan TameneAklilu Habte HailegebirealAddisalem GizachewDawit SulamoYohannes KebedeJanet YohannesTadesse Mekonen ZelekeDenebo AkisoPublished in: Women's health (London, England) (2022)
The pooled prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls in Ethiopia was moderately high. Therefore, to combat the burden of anemia among adolescent girls offering nutritional education is crucial. Iron supplementation is also recommended for adolescent females who have a menstrual cycle that lasts longer than 5 days.