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Iron Deficiency Was Not The Major Cause Of Anemia In Rural Women Of Reproductive Age In Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study, Tafere Gebreegziabher Belay, Barbara J. Stoecker
Iron Deficiency Was Not The Major Cause Of Anemia In Rural Women Of Reproductive Age In Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study, Tafere Gebreegziabher Belay, Barbara J. Stoecker
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Background
Anemia, which has many etiologies, is a moderate/severe public health problem in young children and women of reproductive age in many developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate prevalence of iron deficiency, anemia, and iron deficiency anemia using multiple biomarkers and to evaluate their association with food insecurity and food consumption patterns in non-pregnant women from a rural area of southern Ethiopia.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted in 202 rural women of reproductive age in southern
Ethiopia. Anthropometrics and socio-demographic data were collected. A venipuncture blood sample was analyzed for hemoglobin (Hb) and for biomarkers …