PMID- 38347505
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20240214
LR  - 20240215
IS  - 1471-2458 (Electronic)
IS  - 1471-2458 (Linking)
VI  - 24
IP  - 1
DP  - 2024 Feb 12
TI  - Prevalence and determinants of anaemia among women of reproductive age in 
      Aspirational Districts of India: an analysis of NFHS 4 and NFHS 5 data.
PG  - 437
LID - 10.1186/s12889-024-17789-3 [doi]
LID - 437
AB  - BACKGROUND: Over one-third of women worldwide suffer from anaemia. The prevalence 
      of anaemia is particularly pronounced among women of reproductive age (WRA) in 
      developing countries, such as India. No prior study has ever exclusively studied 
      the prevalence of anaemia across the Aspirational Districts of India. Therefore, 
      the purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of anaemia across 
      Aspirational Districts of India and to identify the determinants of anaemia among 
      WRA in these districts. METHODS: From the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 
      (2015-16) and NFHS-5 (2019-21), data on 114,444 and 108,782 women aged 15-49 from 
      Aspirational Districts were analyzed in our study, respectively. Bivariate 
      statistics and multivariable binary logistic regression were used to identify the 
      determinants of anaemia. RESULTS: The national prevalence of anaemia among WRA 
      has increased from 53% in NFHS-4 to 57% in NFHS-5 whereas anaemia among WRA in 
      Aspirational Districts has increased from 58.7% in NFHS-4 to 61.1% in NFHS-5. 
      Between 2015 and 2021, over 60% of Aspirational Districts experienced an increase 
      in the prevalence of anaemia and one-fourth, specifically 29 out of 112, observed 
      a rise by at least 10 percentage points (pp). Notably, there are significant 
      variations in anaemia prevalence among districts, with Simdega and Udalgiri 
      having the highest anaemia prevalence in NFHS-4 and NFHS-5 at 78.2% and 81.5%, 
      respectively. During this period, Barpeta followed by Udalgiri of Assam have 
      witnessed the maximum increase with 29.4% and 26.7% respectively. Moreover, 
      pooled regression results show women with three to four children [AOR: 1.13, 95% 
      CI: 1.08-1.17], women who breastfeed [AOR: 1.17, 95% CI: 1.13-1.20], Scheduled 
      Tribe women [AOR: 1.39, 95% CI: 1.35-1.44], poorest women [AOR: 1.27, 95% CI: 
      1.22-1.33] and women those who consume fish occasionally [AOR: 1.14, 95% CI: 
      1.12-1.17] were more likely to be anaemic. CONCLUSION: The significant increase 
      in anaemia among WRA in Aspirational Districts of India is a matter of concern. 
      Given the rise in anaemia among WRA, determinants-based and district-specific 
      measures must be designed and implemented to reduce the prevalence of anaemia 
      among Aspirational Districts of India.
CI  - (c) 2024. The Author(s).
FAU - Let, Subhojit
AU  - Let S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5692-6027
AD  - Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
FAU - Tiwari, Seema
AU  - Tiwari S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5755-6251
AD  - Geography Section, Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 
      Uttar Pradesh, India.
FAU - Singh, Aditya
AU  - Singh A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3031-5225
AD  - Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. 
      adityasingh@bhu.ac.in.
AD  - Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center, Population Council, New 
      York, NY, United States of America. adityasingh@bhu.ac.in.
FAU - Chakrabarty, Mahashweta
AU  - Chakrabarty M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5151-9572
AD  - Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. 
      mahashweta.c1997@gmail.com.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20240212
PL  - England
TA  - BMC Public Health
JT  - BMC public health
JID - 100968562
SB  - IM
MH  - Child
MH  - Humans
MH  - Female
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - *Anemia/epidemiology
MH  - India/epidemiology
MH  - Reproduction
MH  - Logistic Models
MH  - *Respiration Disorders
PMC - PMC10860231
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Anaemia
OT  - Aspirational Districts
OT  - Hemoglobin
OT  - India
OT  - NFHS
OT  - WRA
OT  - Women of Reproductive age
OT  - Women's Health
COIS- The authors declare no competing interests.
EDAT- 2024/02/13 00:42
MHDA- 2024/02/13 06:44
PMCR- 2024/02/12
CRDT- 2024/02/12 23:42
PHST- 2023/05/20 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2024/01/16 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2024/02/13 06:44 [medline]
PHST- 2024/02/13 00:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2024/02/12 23:42 [entrez]
PHST- 2024/02/12 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s12889-024-17789-3 [pii]
AID - 17789 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s12889-024-17789-3 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMC Public Health. 2024 Feb 12;24(1):437. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-17789-3.