Anaemia
Reproductive Health, Nutritional Status and Disease Burden of the Hill Kharia Women: A Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group of Odisha, India
By: DEBARATI BHATTACHARJEE, PRIYANKA KANRAR, MONALI GOSWAMI – This study aimed to assess the reproductive health, nutritional status, and disease burden of Hill Kharia tribal women in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. We included 174 women aged 18 to 60 years. Our findings revealed that these women had a mean conception rate of 3.01, a…
Prevalence of Anaemia in India: A comparative evidence-based study from National Family Health Survey -3 and -4
By: ANTARA BOSE, NITISH MONDAL, JAYDIP SEN – Data based on family health and nutrition in India are reported by the national surveys of the country. The National Family Health Survey 3 (NFHS-3) and 4 (NFHS-4) released the report of 2005-06 and 2015-16. The NFHS-5 also released the data set for 22 states and union…
Prevalence of Anaemia and its association with socio-demographic factors among the Pnar women of Jowai Town, West Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya, India
By: MERRY C. PASSAH, DHRUBA KUMAR LIMBU – Anaemia is the most common and widespread nutritional deficiency disorder in the world, especially among women in developing countries. In the present study an attempt has been made to assess the prevalence of anaemia among the Pnar women of Jowai town and the socio-demographic factors associated with…
Prevalence of anemia in adolescence girls of Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: PRASANTA NANDA, KUMARI DEHUTI, PINKI YADAV, PRIYA CHOUDHARY, PATE JUMSI, TALOM TALOH, RATNA TAYENG – A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among the adolescent girls of Dera Natung Government College Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh on 21st September 2019 to understand the prevalence of anaemia among adolescent college students. The study showed that only 19.29%…