2024
DOI: 10.3390/nu16111673
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Anaemia in India and Its Prevalence and Multifactorial Aetiology: A Narrative Review

D. Ian Givens,
Seetha Anitha,
Carlotta Giromini

Abstract: The prevalence of anaemia in India remains high in children, especially those in rural areas, and in women of childbearing age, and its impairment of neurological development can have serious lifelong effects. It is concerning that the most recent official data (2019–21) indicate an increased prevalence compared with 2015–16. There is also considerable variability in childhood anaemia between Indian states with socioeconomic factors, such as wealth and education contributing to the risk of anaemia among adoles… Show more

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