Cargando…

Anemia and iron deficiency among school adolescents: burden, severity, and determinant factors in southwest Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Adolescence is the period of most rapid growth second to childhood. The physical and physiological changes that occur in adolescents place a great demand on their nutritional requirements and make them more vulnerable to anemia. Anemia in the adolescence causes reduced physical and menta...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tesfaye, Melkam, Yemane, Tilahun, Adisu, Wondimagegn, Asres, Yaregal, Gedefaw, Lealem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26719736
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AHMT.S94865
_version_ 1782406644815101952
author Tesfaye, Melkam
Yemane, Tilahun
Adisu, Wondimagegn
Asres, Yaregal
Gedefaw, Lealem
author_facet Tesfaye, Melkam
Yemane, Tilahun
Adisu, Wondimagegn
Asres, Yaregal
Gedefaw, Lealem
author_sort Tesfaye, Melkam
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND: Adolescence is the period of most rapid growth second to childhood. The physical and physiological changes that occur in adolescents place a great demand on their nutritional requirements and make them more vulnerable to anemia. Anemia in the adolescence causes reduced physical and mental capacity and diminished concentration in work and educational performance, and also poses a major threat to future safe motherhood in girls. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among school adolescents in Bonga Town, southwest Ethiopia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 408 school adolescents in Bonga Town, southwest Ethiopia, from March 15, 2014 to May 25, 2014. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic and other data. A total of 7 mL of venous blood and 4 g of stool samples were collected from each study participant. Blood and stool samples were analyzed for hematological and parasitological analyses, respectively. Data were analyzed using SPSS Version 20 software for Windows. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of anemia was 15.2% (62/408), of which 83.9% comprised mild anemia. The proportion of microcytic, hypochromic anemia was 53% (33/62). Being female (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] =3.04, 95% confidence interval (CI) =1.41–6.57), household size ≥5 (AOR =2.58, 95% CI =1.11–5.96), father’s illiteracy (AOR =9.03, 95% CI =4.29–18.87), intestinal parasitic infection (AOR =5.37, 95% CI =2.65–10.87), and low body mass index (AOR =2.54, 95% CI =1.17–5.51) were identified as determinants of anemia among school adolescents. CONCLUSION: This study showed that anemia was a mild public health problem in this population. School-based interventions on identified associated factors are important to reduce the burden of anemia among school adolescents.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-4687608
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2015
publisher Dove Medical Press
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-46876082015-12-30 Anemia and iron deficiency among school adolescents: burden, severity, and determinant factors in southwest Ethiopia Tesfaye, Melkam Yemane, Tilahun Adisu, Wondimagegn Asres, Yaregal Gedefaw, Lealem Adolesc Health Med Ther Original Research BACKGROUND: Adolescence is the period of most rapid growth second to childhood. The physical and physiological changes that occur in adolescents place a great demand on their nutritional requirements and make them more vulnerable to anemia. Anemia in the adolescence causes reduced physical and mental capacity and diminished concentration in work and educational performance, and also poses a major threat to future safe motherhood in girls. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among school adolescents in Bonga Town, southwest Ethiopia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 408 school adolescents in Bonga Town, southwest Ethiopia, from March 15, 2014 to May 25, 2014. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic and other data. A total of 7 mL of venous blood and 4 g of stool samples were collected from each study participant. Blood and stool samples were analyzed for hematological and parasitological analyses, respectively. Data were analyzed using SPSS Version 20 software for Windows. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of anemia was 15.2% (62/408), of which 83.9% comprised mild anemia. The proportion of microcytic, hypochromic anemia was 53% (33/62). Being female (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] =3.04, 95% confidence interval (CI) =1.41–6.57), household size ≥5 (AOR =2.58, 95% CI =1.11–5.96), father’s illiteracy (AOR =9.03, 95% CI =4.29–18.87), intestinal parasitic infection (AOR =5.37, 95% CI =2.65–10.87), and low body mass index (AOR =2.54, 95% CI =1.17–5.51) were identified as determinants of anemia among school adolescents. CONCLUSION: This study showed that anemia was a mild public health problem in this population. School-based interventions on identified associated factors are important to reduce the burden of anemia among school adolescents. Dove Medical Press 2015-12-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4687608/ /pubmed/26719736 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AHMT.S94865 Text en © 2015 Tesfaye et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
spellingShingle Original Research
Tesfaye, Melkam
Yemane, Tilahun
Adisu, Wondimagegn
Asres, Yaregal
Gedefaw, Lealem
Anemia and iron deficiency among school adolescents: burden, severity, and determinant factors in southwest Ethiopia
title Anemia and iron deficiency among school adolescents: burden, severity, and determinant factors in southwest Ethiopia
title_full Anemia and iron deficiency among school adolescents: burden, severity, and determinant factors in southwest Ethiopia
title_fullStr Anemia and iron deficiency among school adolescents: burden, severity, and determinant factors in southwest Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Anemia and iron deficiency among school adolescents: burden, severity, and determinant factors in southwest Ethiopia
title_short Anemia and iron deficiency among school adolescents: burden, severity, and determinant factors in southwest Ethiopia
title_sort anemia and iron deficiency among school adolescents: burden, severity, and determinant factors in southwest ethiopia
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26719736
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AHMT.S94865
work_keys_str_mv AT tesfayemelkam anemiaandirondeficiencyamongschooladolescentsburdenseverityanddeterminantfactorsinsouthwestethiopia
AT yemanetilahun anemiaandirondeficiencyamongschooladolescentsburdenseverityanddeterminantfactorsinsouthwestethiopia
AT adisuwondimagegn anemiaandirondeficiencyamongschooladolescentsburdenseverityanddeterminantfactorsinsouthwestethiopia
AT asresyaregal anemiaandirondeficiencyamongschooladolescentsburdenseverityanddeterminantfactorsinsouthwestethiopia
AT gedefawlealem anemiaandirondeficiencyamongschooladolescentsburdenseverityanddeterminantfactorsinsouthwestethiopia