Background: Micronutrient malnutrition is a major public health nutritional problem in India,
and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) continues to be a major nutritional problem of public …

Background: Anaemia continues to be a severe public health nutritional problem in India
affecting all physiological groups, even after the National Nutritional Anaemia Prophylaxis …

Background: WHO estimates that India has highest prevalence of anaemia among the South
East Asian Countries. During adolescence anaemia is more prevalent due to growth spurt …

Background: Anaemia is a global public health problem which affects both the developing
and the developed countries and it is an indicator of poor nutrition and poor health with …

Introduction Malnutrition and anemia among adolescents are a daunting problem
throughout the world, but the most affected are the children from low socioeconomic strata …

ObjectiveIn India, national databases indicate anaemia prevalence of 80% among 6–35-
month-old children and 58% among 36–59-month-old children. The present study aimed to …

OBJECTIVE: More than 75% of Indian toddlers are anemic. Data on factors associated with
anemia in India are limited. The objective of this study was to determine biological …

Background: Anaemia is currently one of the most common and intractable nutritional
problems globally. During the period of adolescence, iron requirements increase …

Introduction: Anaemia continues to be a major public health nutritional problem in India, and
has adverse health and economic implications. Objective: The objective of the study was to …

To estimate the prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls and to study the
sociodemographic factors associated with anemia. Materials and methods: A cross sectional …