Human Nutrition Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Pediatr. 2019 Jun;86(6):523-531. doi: 10.1007/s12098-019-02932-5. Epub 2019 May 11.
Anemia is a major public health problem in India with prevalence of more than 50% amongst children and adolescents. The decline in the burden of anemia has been insignificant over the past 5 decades. The present review assesses the National Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Anemia in India, the current status of the program implementation and possible reasons for the continued high prevalence of anemia in the country.
在印度,贫血是一个主要的公共卫生问题,儿童和青少年的患病率超过 50%。在过去的 50 年中,贫血负担的下降并不明显。本综述评估了《印度预防和控制贫血国家指南》,目前该项目的实施情况以及该国贫血患病率持续居高不下的可能原因。