Associations between livestock ownership and lower odds of anaemia among children 6-59 months old are not mediated by animal‐source food consumption in Ghana

• Main Authors: Nathalie J. Lambrecht (Author), Mark L. Wilson (Author), Ana Baylin (Author), Gloria Folson (Author), Samuel Naabah (Author), Joseph N. S. Eisenberg (Author), Bright Adu (Author), Andrew D. Jones (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Livestock ownership may mitigate anaemia among young children by providing access to animal‐source foods (ASFs) yet exacerbate anaemia by exposing children to animal‐source pathogens. This study aimed to assess the association between household livestock ownership and child anaemia and exam...