School of Nursing College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
Eleni Tesfaye Tegegne is an assistant professor at School of Nursing College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. She has completed her MPH from the School of Nursing College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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»