Nutritional, health and socio-demographic determinants of anaemia in adolescent girls in Kumbungu District, Ghana
Abstract Background Anaemia is a serious health problem among adolescent girls in Ghana. The aims of this study were to measure the prevalence and identify the nutritional, health, and socio-demographic determinants of anaemia in adolescent girls in Kumbungu District, Northern Region, Ghana. Method...
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| description | Abstract Background Anaemia is a serious health problem among adolescent girls in Ghana. The aims of this study were to measure the prevalence and identify the nutritional, health, and socio-demographic determinants of anaemia in adolescent girls in Kumbungu District, Northern Region, Ghana. Method An analytical cross-sectional study involving 370 adolescent girls residing in Kumbungu district, selected using multi-stage sampling procedure, was conducted. A semi-structured questionnaire, 24-hr dietary recall, food frequency questionnaire, Food Insecurity Experience scale, and anthropometry were used to gather information on socio-demographic characteristics, nutrition knowledge, dietary diversity score, food consumption score, food consumption frequency, household food insecurity, and waist and hip circumferences. Haemoglobin was measured using a portable HemoCue hg 301 + Analyzer. Anaemia in the adolescent girls was defined as haemoglobin concentration less than 12 g/dl. Chi-square test and binary logistic regression analysis were used to identify the determinants of anaemia. Results The mean (± SD) age was 13.95 (± 2.94) years, and the majority of the girls were in school (79.5%) and lived in a rural area (81.1%). The mean (± SD) haemoglobin was 11.27 (± 1.19) g/dl, and 74.6% of the respondents had anaemia, with 1.6% having severe anaemia. The health determinant of anaemia was frequency of feeling nervous in the past 6 months [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR): 2.12: 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.17–3.89; p: 0.014], and the socio-demographic determinants were residential community status (AOR: 0.42; 95% CI: 0.24–0.75; p: 0.003), and fathers’ educational qualification (AOR: 2.57, 95% CI: 1.17–5.65, p: 0.019). No nutritional determinants of anaemia were identified for this study population. Conclusion The prevalence of anaemia was very high and the frequency of feeling nervous in the past 6 months, residential community status, and fathers’ educational qualification were associated with anaemia among adolescent girls in Kumbungu district, Ghana. The prevalence of anaemia measured highlights the need for intensification of anaemia prevention and management interventions in the district. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-279b569583914cbb804605a45a7a7f0c2023-07-23T11:08:49ZengBMCBMC Nutrition2055-09282023-07-019111110.1186/s40795-023-00749-2Nutritional, health and socio-demographic determinants of anaemia in adolescent girls in Kumbungu District, GhanaAnthony Wemakor0Matilda Kwaako1Adinan Abdul-Rahman2Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development StudiesDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development StudiesDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development StudiesAbstract Background Anaemia is a serious health problem among adolescent girls in Ghana. The aims of this study were to measure the prevalence and identify the nutritional, health, and socio-demographic determinants of anaemia in adolescent girls in Kumbungu District, Northern Region, Ghana. Method An analytical cross-sectional study involving 370 adolescent girls residing in Kumbungu district, selected using multi-stage sampling procedure, was conducted. A semi-structured questionnaire, 24-hr dietary recall, food frequency questionnaire, Food Insecurity Experience scale, and anthropometry were used to gather information on socio-demographic characteristics, nutrition knowledge, dietary diversity score, food consumption score, food consumption frequency, household food insecurity, and waist and hip circumferences. Haemoglobin was measured using a portable HemoCue hg 301 + Analyzer. Anaemia in the adolescent girls was defined as haemoglobin concentration less than 12 g/dl. Chi-square test and binary logistic regression analysis were used to identify the determinants of anaemia. Results The mean (± SD) age was 13.95 (± 2.94) years, and the majority of the girls were in school (79.5%) and lived in a rural area (81.1%). The mean (± SD) haemoglobin was 11.27 (± 1.19) g/dl, and 74.6% of the respondents had anaemia, with 1.6% having severe anaemia. The health determinant of anaemia was frequency of feeling nervous in the past 6 months [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR): 2.12: 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.17–3.89; p: 0.014], and the socio-demographic determinants were residential community status (AOR: 0.42; 95% CI: 0.24–0.75; p: 0.003), and fathers’ educational qualification (AOR: 2.57, 95% CI: 1.17–5.65, p: 0.019). No nutritional determinants of anaemia were identified for this study population. Conclusion The prevalence of anaemia was very high and the frequency of feeling nervous in the past 6 months, residential community status, and fathers’ educational qualification were associated with anaemia among adolescent girls in Kumbungu district, Ghana. The prevalence of anaemia measured highlights the need for intensification of anaemia prevention and management interventions in the district.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-023-00749-2AnemiaAdolescents, femaleNutrition determinantsDeterminants of HealthSocial Determinants of HealthKumbungu |
| spellingShingle | Anthony Wemakor Matilda Kwaako Adinan Abdul-Rahman Nutritional, health and socio-demographic determinants of anaemia in adolescent girls in Kumbungu District, Ghana BMC Nutrition Anemia Adolescents, female Nutrition determinants Determinants of Health Social Determinants of Health Kumbungu |
| title | Nutritional, health and socio-demographic determinants of anaemia in adolescent girls in Kumbungu District, Ghana |
| title_full | Nutritional, health and socio-demographic determinants of anaemia in adolescent girls in Kumbungu District, Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional, health and socio-demographic determinants of anaemia in adolescent girls in Kumbungu District, Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional, health and socio-demographic determinants of anaemia in adolescent girls in Kumbungu District, Ghana |
| title_short | Nutritional, health and socio-demographic determinants of anaemia in adolescent girls in Kumbungu District, Ghana |
| title_sort | nutritional health and socio demographic determinants of anaemia in adolescent girls in kumbungu district ghana |
| topic | Anemia Adolescents, female Nutrition determinants Determinants of Health Social Determinants of Health Kumbungu |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-023-00749-2 |
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