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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.
The Effect of Oral Iron Supplementation on Gut Microbial Composition: A Secondary Analysis of a Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial Among Cambodian Women of Reproductive Age
Journal Article published by Microbiol Spectr in
This study is a secondary analysis of a double-blind, randomized controled trial of oral iron supplementation in Cambodian women of reproductive age, which examined the effects of two oral iron supplements of differing bioavailability—ferrous sulfate or ferrous bisglycinate- or placebo on the gut microbiome.
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.
Fortified Balanced Energy-Protein Supplementation, Maternal Anemia, and Gestational Weight Gain: A Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial among Pregnant Women in Rural Burkina Faso
Journal Article published by Journal of Nutrition in
The study assessed the efficacy of a micronutrient-fortified balanced energy-protein supplement on the secondary outcomes of anemia, and measures of gestational weight gain as compared with an iron–folic acid tablet.
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.