Anemia and its determinants among non-pregnant women of childbearing age at Tsirae Wonberta district, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2020: a community based cross sectional study
The overall prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women of childbearing age in Tsirae Wonbereta District, Tigray, Ethiopia was 24.3%, indicating anemia as a moderate public health concern. The majority of the anemia cases were of the mild type. Making policies and programs gender-responsive to empower women in agriculture, education, income, and decision-making to improve nutrition is recommended.
Authors
- Gebretsadkan Gebremedhin Gebretsadik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8437-1751)
- Sara Cullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7846-5727)
- Tedros Bereket (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5125-4728)
- Gebretsadik Kiros Lema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9871-9288)
- M Beyene
- Zuriyash Tadesse Melkamu
- Abreham Habtemariam Weldu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1675-2180)
Institutions
- University College Cork (IE)
- Organization for Social Services for AIDS (ET)
- Mekelle University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22413-z
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00