Levels and trends of adolescent girl's undernutrition and anemia in West and Central Africa from 1998 to 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescence is a highly vulnerable period of human life characterized by substantial physiological and cognitive changes for which adequate nutrition is crucial. To date, evidence on determinants, prevalence, and trends of undernutrition and anemia for the entire West and Central African region is missing. This paper provides evidence on trends and levels of adolescent anemia and undernutrition in West and Central Africa.

Methods

We pooled all Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for West and Central African countries that were conducted between 1986 and 2017 to analyze levels and trends of adolescent anemia and undernutrition. We investigated the association of adolescent undernutrition and anemia within this region with World Bank income level classification of

SUBMITTER: Le Dain AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8397282 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature