image: Prevalence of anemia (a) and anemia with micronutrient deficiencies (b) among children aged 12–59 months across 30 states in India from Comprehensive National Nutritional Survey, 2016–2018. [Note: Anemia—Hemoglobin <11g/dl. Anemia with micronutrient deficiencies: Hemoglobin <11g/dl with iron or VitaminB12 or folate deficiencies. (Iron deficiency: serum ferritin <12 ng/mL (when CRP≤5ng/ml) or serum transferring receptor level -sTfR ≥1·76 mg/L and sTfR-F index ≥ 1·63) (when CRP >5ng/ml), folate deficiency: erythrocyte folate: <151 ng/mL, Vitamin B12 deficiency: serum cyanocobalamin <203 pg/mL). Source for India admin shape files is https://diva-gis.org/download which is free and open source. Software used to create Fig 2, QGIS (previously known as Quantum GIS), is a free and open source cross platform desktop geographic information system (GIS) application that supports viewing, editing and analysis of geospatial data].
Credit: Yadav et al., 2024, PLOS Global Public Health, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
6 in 10 sampled under-5s in India have micronutrient deficiencies, and 4 in 10 have anaemia, per survey of 17,230 children.
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002095
Article Title: Prevalence and determinants of anemia due to micronutrient deficiencies among children aged 12–59 months in India–Evidence from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey, 2016–18
Author Countries: India
Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.
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PLOS Global Public Health
Article Title
Prevalence and determinants of anemia due to micronutrient deficiencies among children aged 12–59 months in India–Evidence from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey, 2016–18
Article Publication Date
18-Jan-2024
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