Journal
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05248-z
Keywords
Anaemia; Prevalence; Pregnancy; Developing countries; Health systems; Health programs
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- Nutrition International
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Around 42.7% of women in low- and middle-income countries experience anaemia during pregnancy, with countries in Southeast Asia showing a modest decline. In India, nearly half of pregnant women are still anaemic, though severe anaemia has reduced. Despite India's commitment to reducing the prevalence of anaemia, there are concerns about stagnancy and methodological issues in determining and addressing the causes of anaemia.
Around 42.7% of women experience anaemia during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries. Countries in southeast Asia (with prevalence ranging between 40 and 60%) have reported a modest decline over the past 25 years. Nearly half the pregnant women continue to be anaemic in India between 2005-06 and 2015-16, although severe anaemia has reduced from 2.2% to 1.3%.India has been committed to achieving a target of 32% prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women from 50% by 2022. There are concerns around stagnancy in the prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy despite a strong political commitment. The paper puts forth the arguments that should be considered while introspecting why India might run the risk of not achieving the expected reduction. The reported findings highlight several methodological issues such as hemoglobin cut-offs used to determine anaemia during pregnancy, method of estimation of Hb, and less emphasis on causes other than iron deficiency anemia.
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