Recent study published in reputed medical journal The Lancet revealed higher prevalence of anaemia among non-pregnant women in India in comparison to other South Asian countries.
According to The Lancet, anaemia affects a quarter of the global population, including 293 million (47%) children younger than 5 and 468 million (30%) non-pregnant women.
Prevalence of anaemia was found to be higher in India in comparison to Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan and South East Asian countries.
The researchers reviewed the epidemiology, clinical assessment, pathophysiology and consequences of anaemia in low-income and middle-income countries. The analysis showed that anaemia was disproportionately concentrated in low socio-economic groups and that maternal anaemia was strongly associated with child anaemia.
Data from the latest 2005/6 NFHS survey estimated the prevalence of anaemia among 55.3% women of reproductive age (and 53.2% in non-pregnant non-lactating women) and 69.5% in children under 5 in India.
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