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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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Senegal National Nutrition Survey—2018
Technical Report published by GroundWork in
This report documents the results of the 2018 evaluation of food fortification on the nutritional status of children aged 6–59 months and women of childbearing age and compares it to similar results in the 2010 nutrition survey.
Jordan National Micronutrient and Nutrition Survey—2019
Technical Report published by GroundWork in
This report on the national nutrition and micronutrient survey in Jordan, done in 2019, documents the status of anemia and micronutrient deficiencies of iron, vitamin A, zinc, folate, vitamin B12, and vitamin D in children 6–59 months of age; school children 6–12 years; non-pregnant women 15–49 years of age; and pregnant women.
Associations of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Toward Anemia with Anemia Prevalence and Height-for-Age Z-Score Among Indonesian Adolescent Girls
Journal Article published by Nutrition International in
This study seeks to understand the role of knowledge, attitudes, and practices as a risk factor of anaemia and linear growth problem among adolescent girls in Indonesia.
Approaches to Quantify the Contribution of Multiple Anemia Risk Factors in Children and Women from Cross-Sectional National Surveys
Journal Article published by PLOS Glob Public Health in
Attributable fractions (AF) of anemia are often used to understand the multifactorial etiologies of anemia, despite challenges interpreting them in cross-sectional studies. This study aimed to compare different statistical approaches for estimating AF for anemia due to inflammation, malaria, and micronutrient deficiencies including iron, vitamin A…
The Relationship Between Ferritin and Body Mass Index is Mediated by Inflammation Among Women in Higher-Income Countries, But Not in Most Lower-Income Countries Nor Among Young Children: A Multi-Country Analysis
Journal Article published by Curr Dev Nutr in
This paper describes the relationships between weight status, inflammation, and ferritin among nonpregnant women of reproductive age (15–49 years) and preschool-age children (6–59 months) with normal weight to overweight or obesity in differing geographic settings.
Co-Occurrence of Overweight/Obesity, Anemia and Micronutrient Deficiencies among Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in Ghana: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey
Journal Article published by Nutrients in
This study examines the prevalence of overweight and obesity, anemia, and micronutrient deficiencies and their co-occurrence and risk factors among non-pregnant women 15–49 years of age in Ghana.
Risk Factors of Anaemia and Iron Deficiency in Somali Children and Women: Findings from the 2019 Somalia Micronutrient Survey
Journal Article published by Maternal & Child Nutrition in
This paper presents the results of Somalia's 2019 micronutrient survey that assessed the prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency in children (6–59 months) and non-pregnant women of reproductive age (15–49 years), and its association with vitamin A deficiency, inflammation, malaria, and other potential risk factors for anaemia and iron…
The VitMin Lab Sandwich-ELISA Assays for Iron and Inflammation Markers Compared Well with Clinical Analyzer Reference-Type Assays in Subsamples of the Nepal National Micronutrient Status Survey
Journal Article published by Journal of Nutrition in
This study evaluates the analytical performance of the VitMin Lab enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assays for serum ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor, C-reactive protein, and α-1-acid glycoprotein in comparison to a Roche clinical analyzer on serum samples from children 6–59 months and nonpregnant women who participated in the 2016…