Abstract:Purpose
Adolescents are a vulnerable age group in the human life cycle for the development of anemia. Despite limited health infrastructures, there are limited studies in the pastoral community of the Afar region. Thus, this study aims to assess anemia and associated factors among adolescent school girls in the Aysaita district, the pastoral community of the Afar region, Ethiopia.
Design/methodology/approach
An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 522 randomly selected adolescent girls… Show more
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