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Identification of Factors Influencing Anemia among Children Aged 6-59 Months in Ethiopia Using Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2016 Data.

Ataklti Gebretsadik WoldegebrielGebremedhin Gebreegziabiher GebrehiwotAbraham Aregay DestaKiros Ajemu FentaAsfawosen Aregay BerheTewolde Wubayehu WoldearegayNega Mamo Bezabih
Published in: Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics (2021)
The prevalence of anemia in this study was the highest of all EDHS reports. It had increased since the preceding report (EDHS 2011), and remains the main public health concern in Ethiopia. Comprehensive intervention strategies should be put in place and tailored to different levels of government (national, regional, and district) including household- and individual-level interventions for combating childhood anemia by focusing on the identified risk factors.
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