Journal of tropical medicine
Deworming Coverage and Associated Factors Among Children Aged 12-59 Months in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multilevel Poisson Regression Analysis Using Demographic and Health Survey Data, 2021-2024
By Wondmeneh TG.
Abstract
Background
Under the revised Demographic and Health Survey-8 (DHS-8) guidelines, deworming coverage is assessed only among children aged 12-59 months in accordance with World Health Organization recommendations. However, evidence for this age group in sub-Saharan Africa remains limited.
Objective
To assess deworming coverage and associated factors among children aged 12-59 months in sub-Saharan Africa.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted using DHS data collected between 2021 and 2024 from 11 sub-Saharan African countries. A weighted sample of 96,830 children aged 12-59 months was included. Multilevel Poisson regression with a log link and robust variance estimation was used to estimate adjusted prevalence ratios (APRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
