Age and Socioeconomic Status in Relation to Risk of Maternal Anemia among the Ariaal Agropastoralists of Northern Kenya

Anemia, a leading health issue affecting mothers globally, is generally prevalent among agropastoral populations. Previous research has been inconclusive regarding maternal age as a risk factor of anemia. Drawing on the models that recognize the important interaction between age and wealth, (Age-as-Leveler (AGL) and Cumulative Advantage/Disadvantage (CAD)) we evaluated whether age was a predictor for anemia and whether the effect of age depended...