Arima forecasting of the prevalence of anemia in children in Myanmar


  • (1)  Smartson. P. NYONI            University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe  
            Zimbabwe

  • (2)  Thabani NYONI            Department of Economics, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe  
            Zimbabwe

    (*) Corresponding Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47494/mesb.2020.4.41

Keywords:

arima, forecasting, prevalence, anemia, children, Myanmar

Abstract

Using annual time series data on the prevalence of anemia in children under 5 years of age in Myanmar from 1990 – 2016, the study makes predictions for the period 2017 – 2025. The study applies the Box-Jenkins ARIMA methodology. The diagnostic ADF tests show that, AM, the series under consideration is an I (0) variable. Based on the AIC, the study presents an AR (4) model, which is also called the ARIMA (4, 0, 0) model. This has been found to be the parsimonious model. The diagnostic tests further reveal that the presented model is quite stable and its residuals are not serially correlated. The results of the research indicate that the prevalence of anemia in children in Myanmar will rise from approximately 54.5% in 2017 to almost 64.8% by 2025. This means that anemia is not yet under control in the country. This is a wake up call to both public health policy makers and nutrition specialists in the country. 

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Smartson. P. NYONI, & Thabani NYONI. (2020). Arima forecasting of the prevalence of anemia in children in Myanmar . Middle European Scientific Bulletin, 4, 57-61. https://doi.org/10.47494/mesb.2020.4.41

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