Ahmed Abdirahman, Mohammed Abdulkarim
Department of Human Nutrition, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
BMC Nutr. 2022 Jun 14;8(1):55. doi: 10.1186/s40795-022-00548-1.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in a higher secondary school in Godey and Degehabur council to estimate the prevalence of anaemia among school-going adolescent girls and to identify the associated factors. Haemoglobin levels were assessed directly in the school. Data related to socio-demographic, socio-economic characteristics, dietary habits, past health status and anaemia related knowledge among adolescents' girls were collected by interview method and analyzed with the help of SPSS version 25. The prevalence of anaemia was found to be 31.5% among adolescent girls. Family size ≥5 people and lack of anaemia knowledge were independent predictors of anaemia. Therefore, the present study emphasizes the need for development of health and nutrition education strategies to improve dietary habits, family planning, and intermittent iron-folic acid supplementation with intensifying adolescent anemia prophylaxis programs.
在戈德伊和德格哈布尔委员会的一所高中进行了一项横断面研究，以估计在校青少年女孩贫血的患病率，并确定相关因素。在校直接评估血红蛋白水平。通过访谈法收集了与青少年女孩的社会人口学、社会经济特征、饮食习惯、过去的健康状况和贫血相关知识的数据，并借助SPSS 25版进行分析。发现青少年女孩贫血患病率为31.5%。家庭人口数≥5人和缺乏贫血知识是贫血的独立预测因素。因此，本研究强调需要制定健康和营养教育策略，以改善饮食习惯、计划生育，并通过加强青少年贫血预防计划进行间歇性铁叶酸补充。
