Prevalence of anemia among children and adolescents of Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Kundu, ShoumikAlam, Sayeda Sadia
Mia, Md Al-Tareq
Hossan, Tareq
Hider, Phil
Khalil, Md Ibrahim
Musa, Kamarul Imran
Islam, Md Asiful
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2023-01-18
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The prevalence of anemia is high among children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries because of undernutrition resulting from their poor socioeconomic status and lack of knowledge on proper nutrition. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the prevalence of anemia among children and adolescents aged between 6 months and 19 years in Bangladesh. Databases such as PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched to identify the studies that reported the prevalence of anemia among children and adolescents. A total of 24 studies, including the data of 14,062 cases, were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis of the time period between 1997 and 2019. The random-effects model was used to calculate the summary estimates. The protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021246960). The pooled prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency anemia (IDA), and non-severe and severe anemia were 46.8% [95% CI: 36.0–57.6], 13.6% [95% CI: 8.0–19.2], 56.4% [95% CI: 39.6–73.1] and 0.7% [95% CI: 0.1–1.4], respectively. Prevalence of anemia exhibited the highest among the children aged ≤2 years. Briefly, 91.67% of the studies were of high quality. No significant publication bias was found; however, two outlier studies were detected. The prevalence of anemia among children and adolescents was estimated as high in Bangladesh.Citation
Kundu S, Alam SS, Mia MA-T, Hossan T, Hider P, Khalil MI, Musa KI, Islam MA. Prevalence of Anemia among Children and Adolescents of Bangladesh: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(3):1786. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031786Publisher
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10.3390/ijerph20031786
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