ReviewThe British journal of nutrition2023
Shooting shadows: India's struggle to reduce the burden of anaemia.
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- Impact of free school lunch program on nutritional status and academic outcomes among school children in India: A systematic review.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring the association between indoor air pollution (IAP) and anaemia among pregnant women in India.PloS one · 2026Article
- Relationship between Fish Consumption and Undernutrition among Young Indian Children.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- Anemia Mukt Bharat Index: Methodology and State Rankings of Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Coverage in India, 2018-2019 to 2022-2023.Global health, science and practice · 2025Article
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- Gender budgeting in the post-pandemic period: an analysis in the context of health and safety of women in India.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Unveiling the hidden story of anemia among Indian Muslim women: a comprehensive analysis from 1998 to 2021.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Trends and predictors of severe and moderate anaemia among children aged 6-59 months in India: an analysis of three rounds of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Prevalence of anemia and its social determinants among the male residents of an urban area in Tamil Nadu, India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- A district-level geospatial analysis of anaemia prevalence among rural men in India, 2019-21.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Use of antenatal and delivery care services and their association with maternal and infant mortality in rural India.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Anemia Prevalence and its Determinants among Adolescent Girls in Gujarat, India: A Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
Despite several efforts by the Government of India, the national burden of anaemia remains high and its growing prevalence (between 2015-2016 and 2019-2021) is concerning to India's public health system. This article reviews existing food-based and clinical strategies to mitigate the anaemia burden and why they are premature and insufficient. In a context where multiple anaemia control programmes are in play, this article proposes a threefold strategy for consideration. First, except the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey, 2016-2018, which measured Hb concentration among children and adolescents aged 1-19 years using venous blood samples, all national surveys use capillary blood samples to determine Hb levels, which could be erroneous. The Indian government should prioritise conducting a nationwide survey for estimating the burden of anaemia and its clinical determinants for all age groups using venous blood samples. Second, without deciding the appropriate dose of Fe needed for an individual, food fortification programmes that are often compounded with layering of other micronutrients could be harmful and further research on this issue is needed. Same is true for the pharmacological intervention of Fe tablet or syrup supplementation programmes, which is given to individuals without assessing its need. In addition, there is a dire need for robust research to understand both the long-term benefit and side effects of Fe supplementation programmes. Third and final, the WHO is in process of reviewing the Hb threshold for defining anaemia, therefore the introduction of new anaemia control programmes should be restrained.
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