Risk factors for anemia in children under 6 years of age in Ethiopia: Analysis of the data from the cross-sectional Malaria Indicator Survey, 2007

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 769-776

  Reithinger, R ^a,b   Ngondi, J M ^b,c,d   Graves, P M ^d,e   Hwang, J ^f,g   Getachew, A ^h   Jima, D ⁱ   Amena, Mekonnen ^j   Bergeron, Laurent ^j   Bilak, Hana ^j   Chirwa, Brian ^j   Demeke, Firew ^j   Dinkessa, Wubishet ^j   Ejigsemahu, Yeshewamebrat ^j   Emerson, Paul M ^j   Endeshaw, Tekola ^j   Etana, Kebede ^j   Fente, Gashu ^j   Filler, Scott ^j   Frolov, Anatoly ^j   Gausi, Khoti ^j   Gebre, Teshome ^j   Gebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom ^j   Getachew, Asefaw ^j   Hailegiorgis, Zelalem ^j   Hailemariam, Afework ^j   Kebede, Henok ^j   Lilay, Abraham ^j   Lungu, Christopher ^j   Medhin, Ambachew ^j   Mekasha, Addis ^j   Miller, John ^j   Mosher, Aryc W ^j   Mulatu, Sirgut ^j   Nefdt, Rory ^j   Olana, Dereje ^j   Richards, Frank O ^j   Seid, Amir ^j   Shargie, Estifanos Biru ^j   Steketee, Richard ^j   Tadesse, Zerihun ^j   Teferri, Tesfaye ^j   Tekalegne, Agonafer ^j   Tenaw, Eskindir ^j   Tilahun, Abate ^j   Wolkon, Adam ^j   Yigezu, Biratu ^j   Yohannes, Gedeon ^j   more..

^a US Agency for International Development   (Ethiopia)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership in Africa (MACEPA)   (Ethiopia)

ⁱ FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^j Federal Ministry of Health ^*

more..

Author keywords

Anemia; Ethiopia; Malaria; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEMOGLOBIN;

ALTITUDE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INFANT; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY;

ANEMIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84887882210     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trt096     Document Type: Article

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