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July 19, 2025BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Pooled prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors among adolescent girls in East and West Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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DBDaniel Gashaneh BelayBABaye Tsegaye AmlakDCDagmawi Chilot

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Systematic review reports 32.88% prevalence of anaemia in adolescent girls, indicating significant rural and awareness-related factors.

Key Points

  • The pooled prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls was found to be 32.88% in East and West Africa.
  • Adolescent girls in rural areas were 4.19 times more likely to have anaemia compared to those in urban settings.
  • Analysis incorporated data from 29 studies involving 12,905 participants using random-effects models.
  • Raising awareness about anaemia significantly reduces the likelihood of the condition among adolescent girls.

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Belay et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a02c9e6551bb0af8ccf3dhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23701-4
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