Anemia in Pregnant Women and Children Aged 6 to 59 Months Living in Mozambique and Portugal: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

Réka Maulide Cane, José Braz Chidassicua, Luís Varandas and Isabel Craveiro
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Réka Maulide Cane: Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS), Ministério da Saúde (MISAU), Estrada Nacional EN1, Bairro da Vila—Parcela no 3943, Distrito de Marracuene, Marracuene 264, Província de Maputo, Mozambique
José Braz Chidassicua: Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS), Ministério da Saúde (MISAU), Estrada Nacional EN1, Bairro da Vila—Parcela no 3943, Distrito de Marracuene, Marracuene 264, Província de Maputo, Mozambique
Luís Varandas: Unidade de Ensino e Investigação (UEI) de Clínica das Doenças Tropicais, Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Rua da Junqueira 100, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal
Isabel Craveiro: Unidade de Ensino e Investigação (UEI) de Saúde Pública Internacional e Bioestatística, Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Rua da Junqueira 100, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 8, 1-19

Abstract: Introduction: Globally, anemia is still a public health issue faced by people in low and high-income countries. This study gives an overview of published scientific articles related to the prevalence, nutritional indicators, and social determinants of anemia in pregnant women and children aged 6 to 59 months living in Mozambique and Portugal. Methods: We performed a review of scientific literature in April 2021, searching for published indexed articles in the last 15 years (2003–2018) in electronic databases. Subsequently, quality assessment, data extraction, and content analysis were performed. Results: We have identified 20 relevant publications. Unsurprisingly, anemia plays a relevant role in disability and life imbalances for these subgroups in Mozambique compared with Portugal. For both countries, data on anemia and iron deficiency in pregnant women and children aged 6 to 59 months old are either outdated or remain unclear. Similarly, studies on social determinants and anemia are also still scarce. Conclusions: A gap of information on anemia, other nutritional indicators, and social determinants in pregnant women and children between 6 and 59 months of age living in Mozambique and Portugal is highly observed. More research is crucial to help achieve the goals established by the Sustainable Development Goals.

Keywords: anemia; pregnant women; children; Mozambique; Portugal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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