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World Vision
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This manual provides guidance on how to measure anemia in adolescent girls using two methods. The first method uses a Hemocue, which requires health workers to collect a drop of blood from participants. The second approach is non-invasive and uses a pulse oximeter. The document includes strategies for addressing adolescent anemia, guidance for sample size calculations, sample parental consent forms, cost estimation, and age-specific anemia cut-offs.
Geographic focus of document:
Global
Language of document:
English
Adolescent location:
Both urban and rural
Adolescent schooling:
Adolescent marital status:
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Adolescent age group:
All age groups
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