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Documents included in this toolkit have been identified by members of the USAID Advancing Nutrition Anemia Task Force. The Anemia Task Force members are experts in fields of study related to various aspects of anemia - biology, its assessment, interventions to reduce its burden, and the enabling environment that influences anemia policies and programs. The included resources have been selected for their utility in understanding anemia and relevant to actions that can be taken to reduce it.
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Comparison of Current World Health Organization Guidelines with Physiologically Based Serum Ferritin Thresholds for Iron Deficiency in Healthy Young Children and Nonpregnant Women Using Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Journal Article published by Journal of Nutrition in
This study uses data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988–1994) to examine the relationships of serum ferritin with hemoglobin and erythrocyte zinc protoporphyrin to identifying the onset of iron-deficient erythropoiesis.
Reticulocyte Haemoglobin Equivalent (RET-He) as an Early Marker of Responsiveness to Oral Iron Supplementation
Journal Article published by J Clin Pathol in
This study evaluated the analytical performance of reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent as an early marker of responsiveness to iron supplementation in Cambodian women aged 18–45 years, who received 60 mg elemental iron for 12 weeks.
Comprehensive Framework for Integrated Action on the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Anemia: An Introduction
Guideline/Guidance published by Ann N Y Acad Sci in
In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced in 2021 a commitment to develop a comprehensive framework for integrated action on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of anemia and to establish an Anaemia Action Alliance to support the implementation of the framework. WHO commissioned four background papers to reflect on the most…
Diagnosing Anemia: Challenges Selecting Methods, Addressing Underlying Causes, and Implementing Actions at the Public Health Level
Literature Review published by Ann N Y Acad Sci in
This narrative review describes methods, equipment, and sample-related and quality control aspects of hemoglobin measurement for the diagnosis of anemia.
Integrating and Coordinating Programs for the Management of Anemia Across the Life Course
Literature Review published by Ann N Y Acad Sci in
This narrative review describes the determinants of anemia and outlines opportunities for comprehensive anemia programming, systems strengthening, and implementation research approaches for preschool children, adolescent girls, and pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age
Accelerating Action to Reduce Anemia: Review of Causes and Risk Factors and Related Data Needs
Literature Review published by Ann N Y Acad Sci in
This narrative review describes the causes and risk factors, and related data needs for reducing anemia for different population subgroups within a country and presents principles for the design and implementation of effective strategies to prevent and treat anemia.
Factors Associated with Anaemia in a Nationally Representative Sample of Nonpregnant Women of Reproductive Age in Nepal
Journal Article published by Maternal & Child Nutrition in
This secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2016 Nepal National Micronutrient Status Survey evaluates the factors associated with anemia, derived from altitude- and smoking-adjusted hemoglobin concentration values, among nationally representative sample of nonpregnant women 15– 49 years.
Drops of Capillary Blood Are Not Appropriate for Hemoglobin Measurement with Point-of-Care Devices: A Comparative Study Using Drop Capillary, Pooled Capillary, and Venous Blood Samples
Journal Article published by Nutrients in
This study aimed to estimate measurement errors in hemoglobin quantification in HemoCue 201+ using venous blood and capillary blood (both single-drop and pool) and compare the results against those of a reference method, which is venous blood analyzed in hematology analyzers.