What is it about?
This publication is about the spatial variation and prevalence of anemia among reproductive age women in Ethiopia. We used the 2016 standard DHS data. The geographical weighted regression analysis was used to assess the variation in spatial distribution of anemia among reproductive age women and factors that contribute for it.
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Why is it important?
Anemia is a worldwide public health problem that affects both developing and developed countries, with serious ramifications for human health, social and economic development. It is an indicator of both poor nutrition and poor health . Anemia is the most frequent and persistent nutritional problem in the world, and one of the primary indirect causes of maternal mortality . It is one of the most serious dangers to children’s health and a factor in maternal mortality, because it increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, child mortality, impaired neurocognitive abilities, and physical development of children, and reduces work capacity despite being straightforward to prevent and treat. Reproductive aged women are physiologically more prone to anemia as a result of the constant loss of blood during menstruation and the demands of pregnancy and childbearing. this study aims to determine geographically weighted regression analysis of anemia and its associated factors among reproductive age women in Ethiopia using the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey.
Perspectives
In Ethiopia, anemia among reproductive age women was relatively high and had spatial variations across the regions. Therefore, policymakers should give attention to those factors that have association with maternal anemia such as mothers who have a low birth interval, married women, and large family size. Women’s education and family planning usage especially pills, implants, or injectable should be strengthened.
Daniel Gashaneh Belay
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This page is a summary of: Geographically weighted regression analysis of anemia and its associated factors among reproductive age women in Ethiopia using 2016 demographic and health survey, PLoS ONE, September 2022, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274995.
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