Background Undernutrition is a serious matter of public health concern in India. Existing
studies, policies and programs focus on women and children thereby ignoring men in …

Objectives To examine the patterns of social inequalities in anaemia over time among
women of reproductive age in India. Design Repeated cross-sectional study using nationally …

Background: Despite various programmes initiated by the Government of India, the
nutritional indicators are not encouraging, as several problems like undernutrition …

Background Population-based studies on anaemia in India have mostly focused on women
and children, with men with anaemia receiving much less attention despite anaemia's …

Anaemia among men is a significant health issue which has not been given due importance.
Only a handful of studies have captured the prevalence of anaemia among men. There is …

Background: In the developing countries like India, Anemia continues to remain a serious
nutritional problem. The National Family Health Survey (2015-16) has reported a 53 …

Background Despite unprecedented socio-economic growth experienced by Indians in the
past few decades, and a long history of anti-anaemia public health measures, prevalence of …

Anaemia is a major public health problem in India. Although nearly three quarters of the
Indian population live in rural areas, the epidemiology of anaemia in rural settings is not well …

The present study investigates the socioeconomic risk factors of anaemia among women
belonging to eastern Indian states. An attempt has been made to find out differences in …

Background Child and maternal malnutrition are the most serious health risks in India,
accounting for 15% of the country's total disease burden. Malnutrition in children can …