Anemia Etiology in Ethiopia: Assessment of Nutritional, Infectious Disease, and Other Risk Factors in a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey of Women, Men, and Children
Andersen CT, Tadesse AW, Bromage S, Fekadu H, Hemler EC, Passarelli S, Spiegelman D, Sudfeld CR, Worku A, Berhane Y, Fawzi WW. Anemia Etiology in Ethiopia: Assessment of Nutritional, Infectious Disease, and Other Risk Factors in a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey of Women, Men, and Children. Journal Of Nutrition 2022, 152: 501-512. PMID: 34647598, PMCID: PMC8990104, DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxab366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsAnemia casesPopulation-based cross-sectional studyFolic acid food fortificationC-reactive protein levelsInfectious diseasesPopulation attributable risk percentageVitamin B12Proportion of anemiaDietary iron intakeCause of anemiaHelminth infection statusAttributable risk percentageLow serum ferritinLow serum folateVenous blood samplesPopulation-weighted prevalenceCross-sectional studyPublic health interventionsPotential public health interventionsCross-sectional surveyAssessment of NutritionalIron interventionsSerum ferritinAnemia etiology