Iron-deficiency anaemia in Indian women and children

New Delhi, Nov 27 According to the National Family Health Survey, in India, more than 50 per cent of children, women of reproductive age, and pregnant women suffer from anemia, making it a large-scale public health problem.

A research study in the Indian Journal of Public Health says that while anemia is a global health problem in both developed and developing countries, children and pregnant women from poor socioeconomic status are more vulnerable to it. Nutritional anemia due to iron deficiency is the most common cause of anaemia.

"50 per cent of anaemia worldwide is due to iron deficiency. The leading causes of iron deficiency anaemia

( With inputs from IANS )

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