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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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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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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].

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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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