Attention for and awareness of anemia in adolescents in Karnataka, India: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Between 1990 and 2016 the number of adolescents with anemia world-wide increased by 20% to almost one in four. Iron deficiency in adolescence results in compromised growth, decreased cognitive function, and depressed immune function, and can increase the risk of negative outcomes in pregnancy, especially in the case of young adolescents. In India, despite several decades of governmental investment in anemia prevention and treatment, more than half of women of reproductive age are anemic, with rates even higher in the adolescent population. Although awareness of adolescence as a nutrition-sensitive developmental stage is increasing, there is a lack of qualitative research on the perspectives of adolescents and families on anemia and related services. In this study, we explored the issues in

SUBMITTER: Gillespie B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10075435 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature