project paper

Tracking anemia and its determinants from 2006 to 2016 in India: Insights from the National Family Health Survey-4

by Rasmi Avula,
Phuong Hong Nguyen,
Samuel Scott,
Aishwarya Aggarwal and
Purnima Menon
Open Access
Citation
Avula, Rasmi; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Scott, Samuel; Agarwal, Aishwarya; and Menon, Purnima. 2018. Tracking anemia and its determinants from 2006 to 2016 in India: Insights from the National Family Health Survey-4. POSHAN Data Note 35. New Delhi, India: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/132943

This Data Note describes the prevalence of anemia and its determinants (as listed on page 11), and coverage of a set of key interventions targeted at improving anemia. The findings here are based on available data from the National Family Health Surveys in 2005-2006 and 2015-2016. For some indicators, age categories may vary depending on information received from the survey.