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Anemia in Pregnant Women and Children Aged 6 to 59 Months Living in Mozambique and Portugal
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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both countries, data on anemia and iron deficiency in pregnant women and children aged 6 to 59 months old are either outdated or remain unclear.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.
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Funding Information: Funding: R.M.C., L.V. and I.C. were supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia for funds to GHTM-UID/04413/2020. R.M.C was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia for funds to her Doctoral Program (UI/BD/151065/2021). Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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anemia children Mozambique Portugal pregnant women RJ101 Child Health. Child health services RC Internal medicine HQ The family. Marriage. Woman Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health Obstetrics and Gynaecology SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities SDG 2 - Zero Hunger SDG 1 - No Poverty