Fançony Cláudia, Lavinha João, Brito Miguel, Barros Henrique
Health Research Center of Angola (CISA), Angola Bengo province, Caxito city.
Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto.
Porto Biomed J. 2020 Feb 11;5(1):e60. doi: 10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000060. eCollection 2020 Jan-Feb.
Angola is one of the southern African countries with the highest prevalence of anemia, and despite the high geographic heterogeneity of its distribution across the country, it was reported to be indicative of a severe public health problem in some areas, mainly in children. Despite the relevance of this condition in the country there is still an important gap regarding scientific evidences and knowledge systematization in the indexed literature, that could be used to inform and optimize national public health policies willing to address it. Furthermore, the changes in anemia epidemiology among African preschool children and the late updates in nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive preventive strategies in the continent are of imperative relevance, as they could contribute to design context-specific national approaches to reduce anemia's morbidity and mortality. In this study we intent to perform a systematic review regarding the sparse evidence available on the country regarding the prevalence of anemia, its associated factors, the prevention, and/or control strategies with potential to reduce anemia that were implemented, and to discuss interventions targeting infections and/or nutrition conducted in other African countries.
安哥拉是非洲南部贫血患病率最高的国家之一。尽管贫血在该国的分布存在高度的地理异质性，但据报道，在一些地区，主要是儿童中，这表明存在严重的公共卫生问题。尽管这种情况在该国具有相关性，但在索引文献中，关于科学证据和知识系统化方面仍存在重大差距，而这些证据和知识可用于为旨在解决该问题的国家公共卫生政策提供信息并进行优化。此外，非洲学龄前儿童贫血流行病学的变化以及该大陆营养特定和营养敏感预防策略的最新更新具有至关重要的意义，因为它们有助于设计针对具体情况的国家方法，以降低贫血的发病率和死亡率。在本研究中，我们打算对该国现有的关于贫血患病率、相关因素、已实施的预防和/或控制策略以及有可能减少贫血的策略的稀少证据进行系统综述，并讨论其他非洲国家针对感染和/或营养开展的干预措施。
