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ReviewIndian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine2026

Comparative Effectiveness of Iron Supplementation in Indian Pregnant Women: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Urvish Joshi, Tejas Shah, Venu Shah, Bhargav Dave, Sheetal Shrimali, Margeyi Mehta, Sharon Baisil, B Sanjay Kini

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Review in Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Urvish JoshiDepartment of Community Medicine, Narendra Modi Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Tejas ShahDepartment of Community Medicine, GMERS Medical College, Patan, Gujarat, India.
Venu ShahDepartment of Community Medicine, GCS Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Bhargav DaveDepartment of Community Medicine, Narendra Modi Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Sheetal ShrimaliDepartment of Community Medicine, Narendra Modi Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Margeyi MehtaDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Medical College, Baroda, Gujarat, India.
Sharon BaisilDepartment of Community Medicine, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College, Kolenchery, Kerala, India.
B Sanjay KiniDepartment of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anemia prevalence in Indian pregnant women remains at 52.2% (The National Family Health Survey-5), necessitating rigorous comparison of standard versus newer iron formulations to optimize treatment in India. To evaluate the comparative effectiveness of oral and parenteral iron preparations in Indian pregnant women, focusing on hemoglobin and serum ferritin improvement. We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar for Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) published up to 2024. Only RCTs from India were included. Data from 17 trials (

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AnemiahemoglobinIndiairon compoundsiron deficiencynetwork meta-analysispregnancy

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PMID42699946
PMCPMC13544923

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