SynthesisAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2020
The Impact of Nutrition-Specific and Nutrition-Sensitive Interventions on Hemoglobin Concentrations and Anemia: A Meta-review of Systematic Reviews.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Impact of nutrition and health interventions on undernutrition: an overview of systematic reviews.International journal for equity in health · 2025Pooled it
- Do Cash Transfer Programmes Affect Child Anaemia? Results From a Meta-Analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Nutrition Education During Pregnancy on Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation Compliance and Anemia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Role of preconception nutrition supplements in maternal anemia and intrauterine growth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
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- Hemoglobin During Pregnancy Does Not Mediate the Relationship between Nutrition Supplements and Intrauterine Growth: A Secondary Data Analysis of Women First Preconception Nutrition Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Trial
- Associations between maternal and child anemia and development outcomes: evidence from a large cross-sectional population-based study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of anaemia interventions in indigenous populations across the globe: a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
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- Getting back on track to meet global anaemia reduction targets: a Lancet Haematology Commission.The Lancet. Haematology · 2025Review
- Epidemiology, Controversies, and Dilemmas of Perioperative Nutritional Risk/Malnutrition: A Narrative Literature Review.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Review
- Renal Function and Hemoglobin Independently Predict Levetiracetam Exposure in Epilepsy Patients: A Multifactorial Regression Study.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Article
- Impact of a Nutrition Education Intervention on Knowledge, Healthy Eating Index, and Biochemical Profile in a Rural Community in Peru.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Exploring the Anemia Ecology: A New Approach to an Old Problem.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Review of intervention products for use in the prevention and control of anemia.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2023Review
- Integrating and coordinating programs for the management of anemia across the life course.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2023Article
- Impact of Nutrition Interventions for Reduction of Anemia in Women of Reproductive Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Review.Current developments in nutrition · 2022Review
- Physiologically based serum ferritin thresholds for iron deficiency in women of reproductive age who are blood donors.Blood advances · 2022Article
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Abstract
Anemia is a multifactorial condition arising from inadequate nutrition, infection, chronic disease, and genetic-related etiologies. Our aim was to assess the impact of nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions on hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations and anemia to inform the prioritization and scale-up of interventions to address the multiple causes of anemia. We performed a meta-review synthesis of information by searching multiple databases for reviews published between 1990 and 2017 and used standard methods for conducting a meta-review of reviews, including double independent screening, extraction, and quality assessment. Quantitative pooling and narrative syntheses were used to summarize information. Hb concentration and anemia outcomes were pooled in specific population groups (children aged <5 y, school-age children, and pregnant women). Methodological quality of the systematic reviews was assessed using Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) criteria. Of the 15,444 records screened, we identified 118 systematic reviews that met inclusion criteria. Reviews focused on nutrition-specific interventions (96%). Daily and intermittent iron supplementation, micronutrient powders, malaria treatment, use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), and delayed cord clamping were associated with increased Hb concentration in children aged <5 y. Among children older than 5 y, daily and intermittent iron supplementation and deworming, and in pregnant women, daily iron-folic acid supplementation, use of ITNs, and delayed cord clamping, were associated with increased Hb concentration. Similar results were obtained for the reduced risk of anemia outcome. This meta-review suggests the importance of nutrition-specific interventions for anemia and highlights the lack of evidence to understand the influence of nutrition-sensitive and multifaceted interventions on the condition.
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