International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2024
Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting 800 million women and children globally. Anae... more Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting 800 million women and children globally. Anaemia is associated with perinatal mortality, child morbidity and mortality, mental development, immune competence, susceptibility to lead poisoning, and performance at work. This paper used data from India National Family Health Surveys (INFHS) carried out in 2005-06, 2015-16 and 2019-21 to identify the factors associated with childhood anaemia among children, adjusting for a range of covariates. In NFHS rounds of 3 and 4 after adjusting for standard covariates, in the probit model, it was found according to marginal effects, the probability of children being anaemic in urban areas is lower. Those belonging to the scheduled tribes have a higher probability of being anaemic in the two survey rounds of NFHS-3 and NFHS-4. Literate mothers were found to have a lower probability of anaemia in their children. In NFHS-5, in the binary logit model after adjusting for standard covariates, it was found that those belonging to the scheduled tribes were 1.348 times more likely to be anaemic compared to the scheduled castes. Maternal education was another significant factor determining the likelihood of being anaemic. Literate mothers were less likely to have anaemic children. This study provides crucial insights into the dynamic nature of childhood anaemia in India, utilizing data from three decades of NFHS surveys. It highlights the need for comprehensive interventions addressing socioeconomic determinants, education of women, and behaviour change interventions to mitigate the burden of childhood anaemia in India.
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2018
Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting 800 million women and children worldwide (201... more Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting 800 million women and children worldwide (2011 estimates). 1 Anaemia is defined as reduced haemoglobin concentration. Among children, it has a known association with increased perinatal mortality, increased child morbidity and mortality, impaired mental development, impaired immune competence, increased susceptibility to lead poisoning, and decreased performance at work. Anaemia is a problem affecting both developing and developed countries with major consequences for human ABSTRACT Background: Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting around 800 million children and women worldwide. Anaemia, defined as a reduced haemoglobin concentration, is associated with increased perinatal mortality, increased child morbidity and mortality, impaired mental development, impaired immune competence, increased susceptibility to lead poisoning, and decreased performance at work. Methods: This paper attempts to understand the determinants underlying iron intake in select countries in Asia using multivariate regression analyses of recent data from the Demographic and Health Surveys of eight countries of Afghanistan,
International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2018
Background: Vitamin A deficiency is a common form of micronutrient malnutrition. The estimated re... more Background: Vitamin A deficiency is a common form of micronutrient malnutrition. The estimated relative risks associated with vitamin A deficiency in children were 1.86 (95% CI 1.32–2.59) for measles mortality, 2.15 (95% CI 1.83–2.58) for diarrhoea mortality, 1.78 (95% CI 1.43–2.19) for malaria mortality, 1.13 (95% CI 1.01–1.32) for other infectious disease mortality. Vitamin A supplementation reduces night blindness, child morbidity and mortality.Methods: This paper tries to explore the socio-demographic causes of receipt of vitamin A in selected lower-middle-income and low income countries by analysing the data of the demographic and health surveys from 2012 and 2016 using PASW 18.0 software. Multivariate binary logistic regressions were conducted to explore the role of socio-demographic covariates in the receipt of vitamin A supplementation. In addition, random forest (RF) analyses were conducted using Python 3.6.Results: After adjusting for related socio-economic and demographic...
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2024
Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting 800 million women and children globally. Anae... more Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting 800 million women and children globally. Anaemia is associated with perinatal mortality, child morbidity and mortality, mental development, immune competence, susceptibility to lead poisoning, and performance at work. This paper used data from India National Family Health Surveys (INFHS) carried out in 2005-06, 2015-16 and 2019-21 to identify the factors associated with childhood anaemia among children, adjusting for a range of covariates. In NFHS rounds of 3 and 4 after adjusting for standard covariates, in the probit model, it was found according to marginal effects, the probability of children being anaemic in urban areas is lower. Those belonging to the scheduled tribes have a higher probability of being anaemic in the two survey rounds of NFHS-3 and NFHS-4. Literate mothers were found to have a lower probability of anaemia in their children. In NFHS-5, in the binary logit model after adjusting for standard covariates, it was found that those belonging to the scheduled tribes were 1.348 times more likely to be anaemic compared to the scheduled castes. Maternal education was another significant factor determining the likelihood of being anaemic. Literate mothers were less likely to have anaemic children. This study provides crucial insights into the dynamic nature of childhood anaemia in India, utilizing data from three decades of NFHS surveys. It highlights the need for comprehensive interventions addressing socioeconomic determinants, education of women, and behaviour change interventions to mitigate the burden of childhood anaemia in India.
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2018
Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting 800 million women and children worldwide (201... more Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting 800 million women and children worldwide (2011 estimates). 1 Anaemia is defined as reduced haemoglobin concentration. Among children, it has a known association with increased perinatal mortality, increased child morbidity and mortality, impaired mental development, impaired immune competence, increased susceptibility to lead poisoning, and decreased performance at work. Anaemia is a problem affecting both developing and developed countries with major consequences for human ABSTRACT Background: Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting around 800 million children and women worldwide. Anaemia, defined as a reduced haemoglobin concentration, is associated with increased perinatal mortality, increased child morbidity and mortality, impaired mental development, impaired immune competence, increased susceptibility to lead poisoning, and decreased performance at work. Methods: This paper attempts to understand the determinants underlying iron intake in select countries in Asia using multivariate regression analyses of recent data from the Demographic and Health Surveys of eight countries of Afghanistan,
International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2018
Background: Vitamin A deficiency is a common form of micronutrient malnutrition. The estimated re... more Background: Vitamin A deficiency is a common form of micronutrient malnutrition. The estimated relative risks associated with vitamin A deficiency in children were 1.86 (95% CI 1.32–2.59) for measles mortality, 2.15 (95% CI 1.83–2.58) for diarrhoea mortality, 1.78 (95% CI 1.43–2.19) for malaria mortality, 1.13 (95% CI 1.01–1.32) for other infectious disease mortality. Vitamin A supplementation reduces night blindness, child morbidity and mortality.Methods: This paper tries to explore the socio-demographic causes of receipt of vitamin A in selected lower-middle-income and low income countries by analysing the data of the demographic and health surveys from 2012 and 2016 using PASW 18.0 software. Multivariate binary logistic regressions were conducted to explore the role of socio-demographic covariates in the receipt of vitamin A supplementation. In addition, random forest (RF) analyses were conducted using Python 3.6.Results: After adjusting for related socio-economic and demographic...
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