Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3364165 | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2008 | 9 Pages |
SummaryObjectivesTo characterize diarrhea and fever as risk factors for anemia among children in developing countries.MethodsWe characterized risk factors for anemia in a sample of 32 873 children, aged 6–59 months, from poor families in urban slum areas of Indonesia from 2000 to 2003.ResultsThe prevalence of anemia was 58.7%. In separate multivariate models, after adjusting for age, sex, stunting, maternal age and education, and weekly per capita household expenditure, current diarrhea (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.07–1.35, p = 0.002), current fever (OR 1.44, 95% CI 1.18–1.75, p < 0.0001), and a history of diarrhea in the previous seven days (OR 1.12, 95% CI 1.03–1.23, p = 0.024) were associated with an increased risk of anemia.ConclusionsDiarrhea and fever are important risk factors for anemia among young children living in urban slum communities in Indonesia.