Al-kassab Córdova, AliMéndez Guerra, CarolinaRobles Valcarcel, PamelaIbérico Bellomo, LuisAlva Chávez, Kenedy PedroHerrera Añazco, PercyBenites Zapata, Vicente A.Padhi, Bijaya K.2024-02-082024-02-082023-03-31Al-kassab-Córdova, Ali, Carolina Mendez-Guerra, Pamela Robles-Valcarcel, Luis Iberico-Bellomo, Kenedy Alva, Percy Herrera-Añazco, y Vicente A. Benites-Zapata. «Inequalities in anemia among Peruvian children aged 6–59 months: A decomposition analysis». Frontiers in Public Health 11 (31 de marzo de 2023): 1068083. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1068083.2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2023.1068083https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100493Objective: To quantify the inequalities of anemia in Peruvian children aged 6–59 months and uncover its contributing factors. Materials and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study based on the secondary data analysis of the 2021 Peruvian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). Our sample included Peruvian children aged 6–59 months with complete data for the variables of interest. Anemia was defined as having a hemoglobin level of less than 11 g/dL, adjusted by altitude. Erreygers Concentration Index (ECI) and concentration curves were computed to estimate the socio-economic inequality in anemia among Peruvian children. Moreover, ECI was decomposed to figure out the contributing factors to the inequality of anemia and the residual variation. Results: Nationwide, the prevalence of anemia in Peruvian children was 29.47%. We found a pro-poor inequality regarding anemia at the national level (ECI = −0.1848). The determinants included in the model explained 81.85% of the overall socio-economic inequality in anemia. The largest contribution to inequality was from household- and community-related factors. Having a higher mother’s education level (26.26%) and being from the highlands (24.91%) were the major significant contributors to the overall health inequality. Conclusion: Almost one-third of Peruvian children have anemia. A pro-poor inequality of anemia in Peruvian children was found. Public policies ought to address the major contributing factors of anemia inequality.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1068083open access519.22-7C1I1AnemiaHealthcare inequalitiesDemographic and health surveyPeruMedicinaEstadística3202 Epidemiología1209 Estadística