Anemia prevalence and etiology among women, men, and children in Ethiopia: a study protocol for a national population-based survey

• Main Authors: Amare Worku Tadesse (Author), Elena C. Hemler (Author), Christopher Andersen (Author), Simone Passarelli (Author), Alemayehu Worku (Author), Christopher R. Sudfeld (Author), Yemane Berhane (Author), Wafaie W. Fawzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Anemia remains a public health challenge in Ethiopia, affecting an estimated 56% of children under age 5 years, 23% of women of reproductive age and 18% of adult men. However, anemia etiology and the relative contribution of underlying risk factors for anemia remains unclear and...