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Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology

Abstract

Haemoglobin is an iron containing protein that transports oxygen throughout the body. When haemoglobin level is reduced below a cut-off point is called anaemia. Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey (SLDHS) was conducted in 2006/07 to monitor the prevalence of anaemia among children and non-pregnant women in Sri Lanka. Although the department of Census and Statistics published the descriptive analysis, multiple regression analysis was not carried out. Non-pregnant women with haemoglobin level less than 11mg/dl is categorized as anaemic condition. Overall prevalence of anaemia among non-pregnant women is 40.9% , which were at public health problem level. High inter-district disparity exists. Prevalence of anaemia among non-pregnant women is depending on province, education level, total children ever born, wealth index, and age. Although, hypothesis testing shows that sector is independent of non-pregnant women being anaemic, this may be due to non-use of altitude correction in determining cut-off point for haemoglobin level. Since this dataset is correlated, Generalised Estimating Equation methodology was used to fit a multiple regression model. Backward elimination method was used in model building approach. Corrected Quasi Likelihood under Independence Model Criterion (QICC) was used to check the goodness of fit and Wald Statistics is used to check the significant of parameters in the model. Final model had three significant parameters i.e. age, province and the education level. In conclusion prevalence of anaemia among non-pregnant women is Sri Lanka is high and it is depending on the living province, age of women, total number of children ever born, wealth index of a women and education level of women.

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64-79

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