Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women and Adolescent Girls in 16 Districts of India

Hemoglobin, folate and vitamin B12 status of economically deprived elderly women

“…7 An ICMR study carried among adolescent girls and pregnant women indicated prevalence of anemia over 85%. 8 Our study also showed that around 12% and 38% elderly women had low levels of serum folate (<10 nmol/L) and vitamin B12 levels (<150 pmol/L) respectively. This may be due to low intake of folate and vitamin B12 rich foods like milk and milk products, meat and meat products.…”

Prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls in an urban slum of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

“…[7][8][9] Whereas Kaur et al reported the lower prevalence of 59.8% and Toteja et al reported a higher prevalence of 90.1% in their study. [10,11] Thus, a variable prevalence of anemia in adolescent girls has been reported in different studies which might be attributed geographical diversity. In our study, 44% girls had mild anemia, 33% had moderate anemia, and 5.5% had severe anemia.…”

Interrelation of Anaemia with BMI and Socio- Economic Parameters in Mid Adolescent Girls - A School Based Study in Southern Odisha

“…Kulkarni et al 5 ., Toteja G S et al 6 and Gawarika et al 7 reported the prevalence of anaemia to be 90.1%, 90.1% and 96.3% in their respective studies. Kulkarni et al studied the prevalence of anaemia in an urban slum in Nagpur and concluded that mild or moderate anaemia was found to be present in majority of the girls (88.6%), while it was seen in only 48.6% of the girls studied by us.…”