Prevalence and possible factors associated with anaemia, and vitamin B 12 and folate deficiencies in women of reproductive age in Pakistan: Analysis of national-level secondary survey data

Sajid Bashir Soofi; Gul Nawaz Khan; Kamran Sadiq; Shabina Ariff; Atif Habib; Sumra Kureishy; Imtiaz Hussain; Muhammad Umer; Zamir Suhag; Arjumand Rizvi; Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta

Prevalence and possible factors associated with anaemia, and vitamin B _₁₂ and folate deficiencies in women of reproductive age in Pakistan: Analysis of national-level secondary survey data

Sajid Bashir Soofi, Gul Nawaz Khan, Kamran Sadiq, Shabina Ariff, Atif Habib, Sumra Kureishy, Imtiaz Hussain, Muhammad Umer, Zamir Suhag, Arjumand Rizvi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta

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Objective: To determine the prevalence and possible factors associated with anaemia, and vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies in women of reproductive age (WRA) in Pakistan.Methods: A secondary analysis was conducted on data collected through the large-scale National Nutrition Survey in Pakistan in 2011. Anaemia was defined as haemoglobin levels Results: A total of 11751 blood samples were collected and analysed. The prevalence of anaemia, vitamin B12 deficiency and folate deficiency was 50.4%, 52.4% and 50.8%, respectively. After adjustment, the following factors were positively associated with anaemia: living in Sindh province (RR 1.07; 95%CI 1.04 to 1.09)PConclusions: In Pakistan, anaemia, and vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies are a severe public health concern among WRA. Our findings suggest that further research is needed on culturally appropriate short-term and long-term interventions within communities and health facilities to decrease anaemia, and vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies among Pakistani women.

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Soofi, S. B., Khan, G. N., Sadiq, K., Ariff, S., Habib, A., Kureishy, S., Hussain, I., Umer, M., Suhag, Z., Rizvi, A., & Bhutta, Z. A. (2017). Prevalence and possible factors associated with anaemia, and vitamin B _₁₂ and folate deficiencies in women of reproductive age in Pakistan: Analysis of national-level secondary survey data. Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. http://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_women_childhealth_paediatr/649

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