title: Association of Living Arrangement Conditions and Socioeconomic Differentials with Anemia Status among Women in Rural Bangladesh.
abstract: In Bangladesh, iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia and remains a significant public health concern. Being a high anemia prevalent country, numerous efforts have been made to confront the issue especially among women and children by both local and international actors. Though the situation has substantially improved in recent years, a staggering number of adult women are currently living with anemia. The etiology of anemia is a multifactorial problem and has been proposed to be associated with various household, societal, economic, cultural factors apart from dietary habits. However, evidence regarding the household arrangements and socioeconomic determinants of anemia is scarce, especially in the context of Bangladesh. To this end, we utilized the 2011 demographic and health survey data to explore the association between anemia status and selected demographic, socioeconomic, and household characteristics. Our result showed significant correlation of anemia with both sociodemographic and household characteristics. Among the sociodemographic variables the following were found to be significantly associated with anemia status: age (p = 0.014; OR = 1.195; 95% CI = 1.036-1.378) and microcredit membership (p = 0.014; OR = 1.19; 95% CI = 1.037-1.386). Regarding the household arrangements, women utilizing biomass fuel for cooking (p < 0.019; OR = 1.82; 95% CI = 0.981-2.460) were more likely to be anemic.
authors: School of Medicine and Health Management, Center for Health Research Service in Rural Areas, Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences at Universities in Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
authors: Ghose
authors: 0000-0003-4461-3821
authors: G
authors: Bishwajit
authors: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5; School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5.
authors: Sanni
authors: 0000-0002-4876-6043
authors: S
authors: Yaya
authors: School of Medicine and Health Management, Center for Health Research Service in Rural Areas, Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences at Universities in Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
authors: Shangfeng
authors: S
authors: Tang
authors: Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
authors: Akmal
authors: A
authors: Hossain
authors: School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China.
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Fan
authors: Department of Pharmacology, State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
authors: Mahmuda
authors: M
authors: Akter
authors: School of Medicine and Health Management, Center for Health Research Service in Rural Areas, Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences at Universities in Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
authors: Zhanchun
authors: 0000-0001-6021-0016
authors: Z
authors: Feng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors