Anaemia in adolescent women: A priority for the nutrition agenda in Mexico. A comparison of data from the ENSANUT 2012 and 2018–2019 surveys

The risk of anaemia in adolescence increases due to accelerated growth. This study aims to: (1) estimate the prevalence of anaemia in 2012 and 2018–2019 (Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutricion – ENSANUT [n = 5841 in 2012 and n = 2380 in 2018–2019]) in non‐pregnant, Mexican adolescent women aged 12–1...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nutrition bulletin 2023-06, Vol.48 (2), p.203-215
Hauptverfasser: Mejía‐Rodríguez, Fabiola, Kim‐Herrera, Edith Y., Quezada‐Sánchez, Amado D., Venosa López, Mónica, Pacheco‐Miranda, Selene, Shamah‐Levy, Teresa, Bonvecchio Arenas, Anabelle, García Guerra, Armando, De la Cruz‐Góngora, Vanessa
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Zusammenfassung:The risk of anaemia in adolescence increases due to accelerated growth. This study aims to: (1) estimate the prevalence of anaemia in 2012 and 2018–2019 (Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutricion – ENSANUT [n = 5841 in 2012 and n = 2380 in 2018–2019]) in non‐pregnant, Mexican adolescent women aged 12–19 years, and the changes in prevalence over this period according to sociodemographic, health and nutrition characteristics; (2) estimate the associations between anaemia and sociodemographic, health and nutrition characteristics in each year and overall, in non‐pregnant Mexican adolescent women. Anaemia was defined as capillary haemoglobin
ISSN:1471-9827
1467-3010
DOI:10.1111/nbu.12614