Factors influencing receipt of iron supplementation by young children and their mothers in rural India: local and national cross-sectional studies

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 617
• Main Authors: Pasricha, Sant-Rayn, Biggs, Beverley-Ann, Prashanth, N S, Sudarshan, H, Moodie, Rob, Black, Jim, Shet, Arun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.08.2011; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anaemia; Anemia; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - blood; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - epidemiology; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - therapy; Blood; Children; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delivery of Health Care; Diagnosis; Dietary Supplements; Female; Health aspects; Health Services Research; Humans; India; India - epidemiology; Infant; Iron Compounds - administration & dosage; Iron Deficiency; Iron in the body; Iron, Dietary - blood; Male; Medical examination; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Middle Aged; Nutritional Status; Public Health; Rural Population; Socioeconomic Factors; Statistics; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; India; Australia; Sweden

In India, 55% of women and 69.5% of preschool children are anaemic despite national policies recommending routine iron supplementation. Understanding factors associated with receipt of iron in the field could help optimise implementation of anaemia control policies. Thus, we undertook 1) a cross-sec...