Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Secondary School Adolescent Girls in Jimma Town, Oromia Regional State, Southwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anemia defined as a low blood hemoglobin concentration is public health importance. The adolescence age group is the most neglected in public health and nutrition research as priorities are usually given to pregnant women, lactating mothers, and their children less than 2 years. Current Ethiopian Food and Nutrition policy included adolescent girls in the most at-risk group for nutritional demands; however, only a few published studies have assessed a deficiency of anemia and associated factors to tackle the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition.

Objective

To assess the prevalence of anemia and associated factors among high school adolescent girls in Jimma town.

Methods

Data were collected from 528 secondary school adolescent girls by a school-based cross-

SUBMITTER: Fentie K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528150 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature