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Prevalence and determinants of anemia among women of reproductive age in Thatta Pakistan: Findings from a cross-sectional study

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  • Sumera Aziz Ali
  • Zahid Abbasi
  • Babar Shahid
  • Ghazal Moin
  • K Michael Hambidge
  • Nancy F Krebs
  • Jamie E Westcott
  • Elizabeth M McClure
  • Robert L Goldenberg
  • Sarah Saleem

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Background: Anemia is a major public health concern among women of reproductive age leading to high maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Of the prior studies conducted in Pakistan, most focused on large urban areas and did not explore the determinants of anemia among women of reproductive age (WRA) across socio-demographic, dietary, reproductive, and biological domains. Thus, we aimed to study the prevalence and determinants of anemia among WRA in rural Pakistan. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in the Thatta district of Pakistan from September 2018 to January 2019 and enrolled 150 non-pregnant, married women. Data collectors administered a structured questionnaire to collect sociodemographic, reproductive and dietary data from women, who also provided stool and blood samples. We classified all WRA as anemic if their hemoglobin was

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  • Sumera Aziz Ali & Zahid Abbasi & Babar Shahid & Ghazal Moin & K Michael Hambidge & Nancy F Krebs & Jamie E Westcott & Elizabeth M McClure & Robert L Goldenberg & Sarah Saleem, 2020. "Prevalence and determinants of anemia among women of reproductive age in Thatta Pakistan: Findings from a cross-sectional study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(9), pages 1-16, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0239320
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239320
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    1. S.T, Pavan Kumar & Lahiri, Biswajit, 2023. "Conditional selection of multifactor evidence for the levels of anaemia among women of reproductive age group," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 100(C).

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