cohort·epidemiology, public health, pediatrics, hematology, nutrition·PMC10482272
Is the burden of anaemia among Indian adolescent women increasing? Evidence from Indian Demographic and Health Surveys (2015–21)
PLOS Global Public Health · 6 authors, 5 centres
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This study analyzed data from two national surveys to determine if anaemia prevalence among adolescent women in India changed from 2015 to 2021. The central result is that the prevalence significantly increased from 54.2% to 58.9% over the study period.
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This population-based study used data from 116,117 and 109,400 adolescent women from India's NFHS-4 (2015–16) and NFHS-5 (2019–21), respectively. Bivariate statistics and multivariable logistic regression were employed to analyze trends and identify predictors of anaemia. The prevalence of anaemia increased from 54.2% to 58.9% between the two survey periods. The number of states with prevalence exceeding 60% doubled from 5 to 11. Significant predictors of higher odds for anaemia included having children, no education, Scheduled Tribe identity, lowest wealth quintile, later survey year, and being underweight. The findings indicate a worsening public health problem and suggest a need for targeted interventions for vulnerable groups.
