Characterisation of anaemia and associated factors among infants and pre-schoolers from rural India.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In India, national databases indicate anaemia prevalence of 80 % among 6-35-month-old children and 58 % among 36-59-month-old children. The present study aimed to characterise anaemia and the associated factors among infants and pre-schoolers living in rural India.

Design

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of data collected prior to an intervention trial. Fe-deficiency with anaemia (IDA), Fe deficiency with no anaemia (IDNA) and anaemia without Fe deficiency were defined. Serum ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) and sTfR/log ferritin index were used to indicate Fe status.

Setting

Twenty-six villages of Nalgonda district, Telangana, India. Data were collected in community sites. Participants Four hundred and seventy-six infants (aged 6-12 mo

SUBMITTER: Nair KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271129 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature