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Prevalence and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in East Africa; A multi-level analysis of recent Demographic and Health Surveys.

Alemneh Mekuriaw LiyewGetayeneh Antehunegn TesemaTesfa Sewunet AlamnehMisganaw Gebrie WorkuAchamyeleh Birhanu TeshaleAdugnaw Zeleke AlemZemenu Tadesse TessemaYigizie Yeshaw
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Anemia is still a public health problem in East Africa. Therefore, enabling the households to have improved toilet facilities by strengthening the existing health extension program, reducing teenage pregnancy, and improving the community literacy level is vital to reduce the prevalence of anemia during pregnancy in East Africa.
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