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Anaemia is a common public-health problem affecting about two-thirds of pregnant women in developing countries. Space-time cluster analysis of anemia cases is important for public-health policymakers to design evidence-based intervention strate-gies. This study discovered the potential space-time clusters of anemia in pregnant women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, from 2014 to 2020 using space-time scan statistic (SatScan). The results show that the most likely cluster of anemia was seen in the rural areas in the eastern part of the province cov-ering five districts from 2017 to 2019. However, three secondary clusters in the West and one in the North were still active, signify-ing important targets of interest for public-health interventions. The potential anemia clusters in the province's rural areas might be associated with the lack of nutritional education in women and lack of access to sufficient diet due to financial constraints.
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GEOSPATIAL HEALTH
ISSN: 1827-1987
Year: 2023
Issue: 2
Volume: 18
ESI Discipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES, GENERAL;
ESI HC Threshold:9
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