Determining factors for the prevalence of anemia in women of reproductive age in Nepal: Evidence from recent national survey data

PLoS ONE

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2019, Pages

  Gautam, Sujan ^a   Min, Haju ^a   Kim, Heenyun ^a   Jeong, Hyoung Sun ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DRINKING WATER; HEMOGLOBIN; WELL WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; DISEASE BURDEN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED WOMAN; NEPAL; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; BLOOD; DECISION MAKING; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBINS; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMANS; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 85067196634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218288     Document Type: Article

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