Determinants of anemia clustering among mothers and children in Indonesia.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

To describe risk factors for clustering of anemia among mothers and children in Indonesia.

METHODS:

An anemia cluster was defined as hemoglobin <12 g/dl in the mother and <11 g/dl in the youngest child, aged 6-59 months.

RESULTS:

Anemia clustering occurred in 4907 (18.3%) of 26 809 urban families and 12 756 (15.5%) of 82 291 rural families. Maternal overweight/obesity, older child age, consumption of fortified milk by the child, use of iodized salt, vitamin A supplementation, paternal smoking and greater expenditure on animal and plant source foods were associated with lower odds of anemia clustering. Older maternal age, maternal underweight, ≥2 children in the family and >4 individuals eating from the same kitchen were associated with greater odds of anemia clustering.

CONCLUSION:

Fortified milk, iodized salt, vitamin A supplementation and greater expenditure on plant and animal foods are among modifiable risk factors associated with lower risk of anemia clustering in Indonesia.

• Authors: Ellie S Souganidis, Kai Sun, Saskia de Pee, Klaus Kraemer, Jee-Hyun Rah, Regina Moench-Pfanner, Mayang Sari, Martin W Bloem, Richard D Semba
• Journal: Journal of tropical pediatrics (J Trop Pediatr) Vol. 58 Issue 3 Pg. 170-7 (Jun 2012) ISSN: 1465-3664 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 21746695 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Adult
• Age Factors
• Anemia (epidemiology)
• Child, Preschool
• Cluster Analysis
• Family Characteristics
• Feeding Behavior
• Female
• Health Behavior
• Humans
• Indonesia (epidemiology)
• Infant
• Logistic Models
• Male
• Maternal Age
• Mothers (statistics & numerical data)
• Population Surveillance
• Poverty Areas
• Prevalence
• Risk Factors
• Rural Population (statistics & numerical data)
• Socioeconomic Factors
• Urban Population (statistics & numerical data)