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Risks of Anemia among Pre-School Children following Maternal Nutrition Education and Counseling in Urban Informal Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya.

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2023
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Nyamasege, C.K.
Kimani-Murage, E.W.
Imungi, J.K.
Kaindi, D.W.
Wagatsuma, Y.
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Slum environment may pose risk to child health and nutrition. This study assessed the risks of anemia among under five-year-old children, five years after implementing a nutrition education and counseling intervention in two urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya. A cross-sectional study was conducted in May 2018 as a follow-up of a randomized controlled study carried out between 2012-2015. A trained nurse measured hemoglobin levels of 438 children from households which participated in the initial study. Multivariate logistic regression was conducted to identify risks of anemia. The mean (+SD) age of the children was 55.9 (5.3) months and mean (+SD) hemoglobin was 10.7 (1.5) g/dL. Anemia prevalence was 59.8%, 33.9% had mild, 24.7% moderate, and 1.2% severe anemia. Absence of home toilet (AOR = 3.31; 95% CI, 1.20-9.09), household which paid to use a toilet facility (AOR = 1.86; 95% CI, 1.12-3.08), child's frequency of eating colored fruits and vegetables (AOR = 0.28; 95% CI, 0.08-0.96), meat and meat products (AOR = 0.31; 95% CI, 0.23-6.01), number of meals a child aged <15years ate a day preceding the study (AOR = 1.49; 95% CI, 1.14-1.98), and a mother who had a history of anemia (AOR = 2.89; 95% CI, 1.22-12.01), were factors significantly associated with child's anemia status. The environment of urban informal settings influences child anemia status. Further studies with interventions are therefore required in order to improve sanitation facilities and access to meats, fruits, and vegetables in urban slums through innovative kitchen gardens and small animal husbandry.
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Kenya; Anemia; Nutrition education; pre-school children; Slums; Maternal; Urban Informal Settlements; Nairobi
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10.1177/0272684X211022584
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34096381/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0272684X211022584
http://knowhub.aphrc.org/handle/123456789/1052
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