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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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The Global Diet Quality Score Is Inversely Associated with Nutrient Inadequacy, Low Midupper Arm Circumference, and Anemia in Rural Adults in Ten Sub-Saharan African Countries
Journal Article published by Journal of Nutrition in
The study evaluated comparative performance of a novel food-based Global Diet Quality Score against other diet metrics in capturing nutrient adequacy and undernutrition in rural sub-Saharan African adults.
Complementary Feeding Indicators in Relation to Micronutrient Status of Ghanaian Children Aged 6–23 Months: Results from a National Survey
Journal Article published by GroundWork in
This study uses data from national cross-sectional survey conducted in Ghana in 2017 to examine how multiple World Health Organization-recommended complementary feeding indicators relate to anemia and the micronutrient status of children aged 6–23 months.
Perspective: Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFAS): A Critical Review and Rationale for Inclusion in the Essential Medicines List to Accelerate Anemia and Neural Tube Defects Reduction
Journal Article published by Adv Nutr in
This study reviews the results of a three-arm, parallel-group, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controled weekly iron and folic acid supplementation efficacy trial among Malaysian women aged 18–45 years, who were randomly assigned to three treatment groups—60 mg Fe as ferrous fumarate and either 0 mg, 0.4 mg, or 2.8 mg of folic acid, to be…
National, State and Union Territory, and District Fact Sheets 2019–21 National Family Health Survey NFHS5 (English)—India Fact Sheet
Technical Report published by DHS in
The Indian National Family Health Survey 2019–21 provides data on the status of anemia in children under five and women of reproductive age in India.
Journey Towards Better Nutrition in Kenya with High Iron Beans
Blog published by GAIN in
This is a description of a programme to develop commercial markets through private and public partnerships for biofortified beans to address hidden hunger among consumers in Kenya.
Malaria is a Cause of Iron Deficiency in African Children
Journal Article published by Nature Medicine in
This study is a Mendelian randomization analysis to evaluate the contribution of malaria to iron deficiency in Africa.
Iron Homeostasis During Anemia of Inflammation: A Prospective Study of Patients with Tuberculosis
Journal Article published by Blood in
This study evaluates the role of antituberculosis treatment to improve hemoglobin levels in adults in Tanzania with tuberculosis.
Non-Invasive Hemoglobin Measurement Devices Require Refinement to Match Diagnostic Performance with Their High Level of Usability and Acceptability
Journal Article published by PLOS One in
This study evaluated the performance of multiple point-of-care hemoglobin devices, including a novel noninvasive smartphone application tested on Apple® and Android® cell phones, Masimo Pronto®, and HemoCue® Hb-301 and Hb-801, against a gold-standard hematology analyzer (reference hemoglobin) using venous blood among refugees in a city in North…