A study on the association between the infant anemia and the utilization of maternal and child health services in ethnic minorities gathering in poverty-stricken rural areas of two provinces in Western China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2019.03.019
- VernacularTitle: 西部两省少数民族贫困农村婴幼儿贫血与妇幼卫生服务利用的关联研究
- Author:
Chang SUN
1
;
Sha MENG
;
Ruixue YE
;
Yuju WU
;
Qingzhi WANG
;
Min CAO
;
Huan ZHOU
Author Information
1. West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Anemia;
Poverty areas;
Utilization of maternal and child health services
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2019;53(3):330-333
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In this study, 1 065 infants and young children aged 24 months below in ethnic minorities gathering in poor rural areas in poor rural areas of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province and Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province were investigated for their anemia status from October to November 2014, and the association between anemia and the utilization of maternal and child health services was analyzed. The prevalence of anemia in this area was 52.68%(561/1 065). After the adjustment of socio-demographic characteristics of mothers and infants, compared with infants aged 2-5 months, Han ethnic group, and infants whose mother was not anemic, the OR(95%CI) values of infant anemia for infants aged 6-12 months, 13-8 months, 19-24 months, ethnic minorities group, and infants whose mother was anemic were 11.65 (7.09-19.14), 9.91 (5.99-16.38), 5.87 (3.39-10.16), 1.55 (1.10-2.18) and 1.52 (1.14-2.04), respectively; Compared with infants whose child examination times not up to standard, and who were not only non-hospital delivered but also received inadequate number of inoculation, the OR (95%CI) values of infant anemia for infants whose child examination times up to standard, and who were not only hospital delivered but also received adequate number of inoculation were 0.60 (0.38-0.94) and 0.71 (0.52-0.98), respectively. The infants anemia is associated with the utilization of maternal and child health services.
