Reducing the burden of anaemia in Indian women of reproductive age with clean-air targets

E Chaudhary, S Dey, S Ghosh, S Sharma… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
India has one of the highest (53%) global prevalences of anaemia among women of
reproductive age (WRA, 15–49 years). Long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate …

Exposure to air pollution as a risk factor for anaemia: a global scoping review

Y Khan, R Banerjee - International Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Anaemia is an important global health issue with various factors responsible for its
occurrence. Though nutritional deficiency is one of the main causes of the disease, evidence …

[HTML][HTML] The association between ambient PM2. 5 exposure and anemia outcomes among children under five years of age in India

U Mehta, S Dey, S Chowdhury, S Ghosh… - Environmental …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Anemia is highly prevalent in India, especially in children. Exposure to ambient
fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is a potential risk factor for anemia via. systemic …

[HTML][HTML] Ambient air pollution exposure association with anaemia prevalence and haemoglobin levels in Chinese older adults

M Elbarbary, T Honda, G Morgan, Y Guo… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Health effects of air pollution on anaemia have been scarcely studied
worldwide. We aimed to explore the associations of long-term exposure to ambient air …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of pregnancy losses attributable to exposure to ambient fine particles in south Asia: an epidemiological case-control study

T Xue, T Guan, G Geng, Q Zhang, Y Zhao… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Maternal exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM 2· 5) is associated with
pregnancy loss (ie, stillbirth and miscarriage). South Asia has the highest burden of …

[HTML][HTML] Does smoke from biomass fuel contribute to anemia in pregnant women in Nagpur, India? A cross-sectional study

CM Page, A Patel, PL Hibberd - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Anemia affects upwards of 50% of pregnant women in developing countries
and is associated with adverse outcomes for mother and child. We hypothesized that …

[PDF][PDF] Global anaemia reduction efforts among women of reproductive age: impact, achievement of targets and the way forward for optimizing efforts

World Health Organization - 2020 - apps.who.int
Anaemia is a global public health concern, afflicting adolescent girls, women of reproductive
age, pregnant women and children in low-and middle-income countries. 1 Reduction of …

Household contributions to and impacts from air pollution in India

ND Rao, G Kiesewetter, J Min, S Pachauri… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Airborne fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is the largest environmental risk factor for premature
mortality worldwide, and the probable cause of several hundred thousand premature deaths …

National burden of disease in India from indoor air pollution

KR Smith - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2000 - National Acad Sciences
In the last decade, a number of quantitative epidemiological studies of specific diseases
have been done in developing countries that for the first time allow estimation of the total …

[HTML][HTML] Anemia prevalence and hemoglobin levels are associated with long-term exposure to air pollution in an older population

T Honda, VC Pun, J Manjourides, H Suh - Environment international, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Anemia, a highly prevalent disorder in elderly populations, is associated with
numerous adverse health outcomes, including increased mortality, impaired functional …