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1 ESI- Hospital, Kamarhati, 24 Pgs (N), W.B, IN
2 Department of Community Medicine, IPGMER, Kolkata, IN
3 Department of Community Medicine, RGKMC, Kolkata, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 47, No 2 (2010), Pagination: 51-56
Abstract
A third of global population are suffering from anemia, mostly due to iron deficiency, with disproportionately high prevalence in developing countries. Global estimates of anemia prevalence averaged 56 per cent with a range of 35 to75 per cent depending on geographic location. Worldwide 41.8 per cent of pregnant mothers are estimated to be anemic with higher prevalence (>50%) In developing countries.