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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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Associations Between Zinc and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Preschool Children and Women of Reproductive Age: An Analysis of Representative Survey Data from the Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) Project
Journal Article published by Journal of Nutrition in
This study assesses the associations between zinc status and hemoglobin concentrations and anemia in preschool children 6–59 months old and nonpregnant women of reproductive age 15–49 year old (women of reproductive age) in population-based nutrition surveys.
Risk Factors for Anaemia Among Ghanaian Women and Children Vary by Population Group and Climate Zone
Journal Article published by Maternal & Child Nutrition in
This paper presents the association of risk factors for anemia in children 6–59 months and 15–49-year-old non-pregnant women living in Ghana, using data from a nationally representative cross-sectional micronutrients survey.
Variability in Haemoglobin Concentration by Measurement Tool and Blood Source: An Analysis from Seven Countries
Journal Article published by J Clin Pathol. in
This paper uses data from seven countries (Cambodia, India, The Gambia, Ghana, Laos, Rwanda, and USA) to explore factors such as the blood sampling site (capillary vs venous), the equipment (HemoCue vs automated hematology analyzer) and the model of the HemoCue device (201+ vs 301) that may impact hemoglobin measurements in capillary and venous…
Evaluation of Hemoglobin Cutoff Levels to Define Anemia Among Healthy Individuals
Journal Article published by JAMA Netw Open in
This study uses cross-sectional data from 30 household, population-based nutrition surveys of preschool children aged 6 to 59 months and nonpregnant women aged 15 to 49 years across 25 countries to evaluate the current World Health Organization hemoglobin cutoffs for defining anemia among persons who are apparently healthy, and to assess threshold…
Can Automated Hematology Analyzers Predict the Presence of a Genetic Hemoglobinopathy? An Analysis of Hematological Biomarkers in Cambodian Women
Journal Article published by Diagnostics (Basel) in
This study evaluated the accuracy of a Sysmex XN-1000 hematology analyzer in identifying genetic hemoglobinopathies in nonpregnant Cambodian women and to assess the ability of six complete blood count biomarkers to predict a genetic hemoglobinopathy.
Anemia Prevalence and Anthropometric Status of Indigenous Women and Young Children in Rural Botswana: The San People
Journal Article published by Nutrients in
This study reports the results of a cross-sectional survey to assess the anemia prevalence among and anthropometric indices of women and young children belonging to the San People (also known as the Basarwa or Bushmen), an Indigenous minority group, in Ghanzi District in Botswana.
Use of the Electronic Health Record to Assess Prevalence of Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy
Journal Article published by Journal of Nutrition in
This paper explores the use of electronic health records for surveillance of the prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency, and iron-deficiency anemia during first-trimester pregnancies in the United States.
National Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiencies, Anaemia, Genetic Blood Disorders and Over- and Undernutrition in Omani Women of Reproductive Age and Preschool Children
Journal Article published by Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J in
This paper presents the results of a national cross-sectional survey to estimate the prevalence of anaemia, micronutrient deficiencies, hemoglobin disorders and overweight/obesity and undernutrition in children under five and women of reproductive age in Oman.