Prevalence and determinants of anaemia in South Asian diaspora women residing in Hong Kong: An exploratory cross-sectional study
Background: Anaemia has been a significant public health challenge for the South Asian community, in particular women and migrant populations. Despite abundant research in developed Western settings, evidence in urbanized Asian settings is extremely scarce for comparisons. This study aims to assess...
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| author | Gary Ka-Ki Chung Bulbul Sharma Danna Camille Vargas Woohyung Lee Kai Sing Sun Heidi Hung Hasiba Munir Soniya Pun Mariem Sharif Lee Sha Tong Tsz Lui Tang Man Hin Chio Chi Yui Wong Eliza Lai-Yi Wong Dong Dong Eng-Kiong Yeoh |
| author_facet | Gary Ka-Ki Chung Bulbul Sharma Danna Camille Vargas Woohyung Lee Kai Sing Sun Heidi Hung Hasiba Munir Soniya Pun Mariem Sharif Lee Sha Tong Tsz Lui Tang Man Hin Chio Chi Yui Wong Eliza Lai-Yi Wong Dong Dong Eng-Kiong Yeoh |
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| description | Background: Anaemia has been a significant public health challenge for the South Asian community, in particular women and migrant populations. Despite abundant research in developed Western settings, evidence in urbanized Asian settings is extremely scarce for comparisons. This study aims to assess the prevalence and social determinants of anaemia in South Asian women residing in Hong Kong, an advanced economy in Asia. Methods: Between June 2022 and December 2023, 675 non-pregnant South Asian adult women were recruited through territory-wide outreach health assessments for anthropometric and biomedical measurements, in addition to a survey on self-reported sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health factors. Multivariable ordinal logistic regression was employed to identify the predictors of anaemia severity. Results: The observed prevalence of mild and moderate/severe anaemia (haemoglobin level <12 g/dL) were 26.8 % and 31.4 %, respectively. Findings supported the independent protective role of better diet quality against anaemia severity (aOR=0.40 [95 % CI = 0.22, 0.73] for high diet quality compared to poor diet quality), and that women of reproductive age (aOR=2.36 [1.03, 5.44] for the 35–44 age group compared to the youngest group), having a larger household size (aOR=1.11 [1.01,1.21] per person increase), and staying for a longer period in Hong Kong (aOR=1.83 [1.07, 3.13] for > 7 years compared to < 3 years) were associated with more severe anaemia. Conclusion: The high prevalence of anaemia in our sampled South Asian women in Hong Kong, especially those of reproductive age, was partly attributable to nutrition, acculturation, and cultural preference on larger family size, beyond potential genetic predisposition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6bf71d117234d6e82ad657a487d52042025-08-20T03:46:46ZengElsevierJournal of Migration and Health2666-62352025-01-011110031210.1016/j.jmh.2025.100312Prevalence and determinants of anaemia in South Asian diaspora women residing in Hong Kong: An exploratory cross-sectional studyGary Ka-Ki Chung0Bulbul Sharma1Danna Camille Vargas2Woohyung Lee3Kai Sing Sun4Heidi Hung5Hasiba Munir6Soniya Pun7Mariem Sharif8Lee Sha Tong9Tsz Lui Tang10Man Hin Chio11Chi Yui Wong12Eliza Lai-Yi Wong13Dong Dong14Eng-Kiong Yeoh15JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; CUHK Institute of Health Equity, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Corresponding author at: Room 419, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; CUHK Institute of Health Equity, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaBackground: Anaemia has been a significant public health challenge for the South Asian community, in particular women and migrant populations. Despite abundant research in developed Western settings, evidence in urbanized Asian settings is extremely scarce for comparisons. This study aims to assess the prevalence and social determinants of anaemia in South Asian women residing in Hong Kong, an advanced economy in Asia. Methods: Between June 2022 and December 2023, 675 non-pregnant South Asian adult women were recruited through territory-wide outreach health assessments for anthropometric and biomedical measurements, in addition to a survey on self-reported sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health factors. Multivariable ordinal logistic regression was employed to identify the predictors of anaemia severity. Results: The observed prevalence of mild and moderate/severe anaemia (haemoglobin level <12 g/dL) were 26.8 % and 31.4 %, respectively. Findings supported the independent protective role of better diet quality against anaemia severity (aOR=0.40 [95 % CI = 0.22, 0.73] for high diet quality compared to poor diet quality), and that women of reproductive age (aOR=2.36 [1.03, 5.44] for the 35–44 age group compared to the youngest group), having a larger household size (aOR=1.11 [1.01,1.21] per person increase), and staying for a longer period in Hong Kong (aOR=1.83 [1.07, 3.13] for > 7 years compared to < 3 years) were associated with more severe anaemia. Conclusion: The high prevalence of anaemia in our sampled South Asian women in Hong Kong, especially those of reproductive age, was partly attributable to nutrition, acculturation, and cultural preference on larger family size, beyond potential genetic predisposition.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266662352500011XAnaemiaEthnic minoritySouth AsianWomenReproductive ageNutrition |
| spellingShingle | Gary Ka-Ki Chung Bulbul Sharma Danna Camille Vargas Woohyung Lee Kai Sing Sun Heidi Hung Hasiba Munir Soniya Pun Mariem Sharif Lee Sha Tong Tsz Lui Tang Man Hin Chio Chi Yui Wong Eliza Lai-Yi Wong Dong Dong Eng-Kiong Yeoh Prevalence and determinants of anaemia in South Asian diaspora women residing in Hong Kong: An exploratory cross-sectional study Journal of Migration and Health Anaemia Ethnic minority South Asian Women Reproductive age Nutrition |
| title | Prevalence and determinants of anaemia in South Asian diaspora women residing in Hong Kong: An exploratory cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Prevalence and determinants of anaemia in South Asian diaspora women residing in Hong Kong: An exploratory cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and determinants of anaemia in South Asian diaspora women residing in Hong Kong: An exploratory cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and determinants of anaemia in South Asian diaspora women residing in Hong Kong: An exploratory cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Prevalence and determinants of anaemia in South Asian diaspora women residing in Hong Kong: An exploratory cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | prevalence and determinants of anaemia in south asian diaspora women residing in hong kong an exploratory cross sectional study |
| topic | Anaemia Ethnic minority South Asian Women Reproductive age Nutrition |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266662352500011X |
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