Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Department of Public Health, Hawassa College of health science, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Biography

Abiyu Ayalew Assefa is working as a lecturer at Hawassa College of Health Science and is also involved in different research activities. He is assisting the Department of Public Health.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Magnitude of Anemia and Socio Demographic Factors Associated With It Among Adults Age 15-49 Years In Ethiopia: A Population Based Study Using The 2016 Demographic and Health Survey Data
  Author(s): Kaleab Tesfaye Tegegne*, Abiyu Ayalew Assefa, Eleni Tesfaye Tegegne and Mekibib Kassa Tessema
  
  Background: According to World Health Organization (WHO); anemia considered as a major public threat when prevalence was greater than 40%, a moderate public threat from 20-40%, and as a mild threat from 5-20%. This study aims to assess the prevalence of anemia and its associated socio demographic factors among adults age 15-49 years in Ethiopia. Methods: Demographic and Health Surveys in 2016, in Ethiopia were analyzed in SPSS, using multivariate logistic regression. Socio demographic variables were selected based on their availability in the dataset. Results: Of the total sample of 27289 of men and women 15-49 years at the time of survey, 19.8 % (n = 5078) anemia. Men and women 15-49 years living in rural areas 0.029 (AOR 0.029 ; 95% CI:0.018-0.048) ,men and women age living in afar region 0.821 (AOR 0.821; 95% CI.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-891X.21.9.275

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