Prevalence of Anemia and Its Risk Factors Among Lactating Mothers in Myanmar. Am J Trop Med Hyg, Mar 2014. A Zhao.
In Myanmar, 60 percent of the population consists of mothers and children, and they are the groups most vulnerable to anemia. The objectives of this study are to determine: the anemia prevalence among lactating women and the risk factors associated with anemia. The anemia prevalence rate was 60.3 percent in lactating women, with 20.3 percent of lactating women having severe anemia. Factors of malnutrition, self-reported symptoms of night blindness or poor dark adaptation, lack of primary education experience, low family annual capita income, drinking spring or river water, and drinking unboiled water were associated with anemia.
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