02116nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001700054653002800071653001200099100001200111700001300123700001900136700001000155700001300165700001200178700001200190700001200202245014600214856008400360300000800444490000700452520137700459022001401836       2021                            d  bMDPI AG10aFood Science10aNutrition and Dietetics10aAnaemia1 aSarma H1 aWangdi K1 aTariqujjaman M1 aDas R1 aRahman M1 aKelly M1 aAhmed T1 aGray DJ00aThe Effects of Deworming and Multiple Micronutrients on Anaemia in Preschool Children in Bangladesh: Analysis of Five Cross-Sectional Surveys  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8746749/pdf/nutrients-14-00150.pdf  a1500 v143 a<p>Anaemia is a major public health problem among children &lt; 5 years of age in Bangladesh due to recurrent intestinal parasite infections. The aim of this study was to understand the association between combining deworming and MNP home fortification (MNP + Deworming) and the prevalence of anaemia among children &lt; 5 years of age in Bangladesh. We used pooled data from five cross-sectional surveys and performed multivariable logistic regression and calculated crude and adjusted odds ratios (AORs) to quantify the association of anaemia with the exposure variables. A total of 9948 households were considered for this paper. In the unadjusted logistic regression, no significant association was detected between the effective MNP coverage and anaemia prevalence, but the associations were significant (p &lt; 0.001) between the deworming and anaemia prevalence and between the MNP + Deworming condition and anaemia prevalence. In the adjusted model, children who were exposed to both deworming and effective MNP coverage were 30% (AOR 0.70; 95% CI 0.52, 0.94; p = 0.018) less likely to be anaemic compared with children who were unexposed to combined MNP + Deworming. The combined effects of deworming and MNP supplementation on the reduction in anaemia prevalence highlighted the importance of using integrated and multidisciplinary intervention strategies.</p>
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