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Anaemia status of preconception young married women in India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2021

Rajeshwari A. Biradar Open the ORCID record for Rajeshwari A. Biradar [Opens in a new window]
Rajeshwari A. Biradar*
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School of Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
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Email: rajeshwaribiradar@ymail.com
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Abstract

The early detection of anaemia is important for its subsequent control and incidence among women of childbearing age. This study aimed to assess the anaemia status of preconception young married women in India using National Family Health Survey-4 data collected in 2015–16. A total 65,238 sample preconception young married women were analysed using univariate, bivariate and multivariate techniques. A majority belonged to the Hindu religion (81.7%), lived in rural areas (64.5%) and had secondary level education (51.8%), and 41.7% had not yet given birth. The percentage suffering from anaemia was 51.3%. The prevalence of anaemia was higher among younger women (55.3%), those from Scheduled Tribes (59.0%), those living in rural areas (52.8%), the non-educated (55.9%), those in the poorest wealth quintile (56.9%), those from the East region (57.0%) and those with a low body mass index (BMI) (58.4%). The adjusted odds ratios indicated that, after controlling for significant background factors, Hindu, Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, East region, already having a child, too thin for their height and poorer and poorest wealth quintiles had higher odds of suffering from anaemia compared with the reference groups. The odds of suffering from anaemia decreased with age and education. The study showed a high burden of anaemia and associated risk factors among preconception young married women in India. The finding will inform decision-makers when planning interventions to decrease anaemia among women of childbearing age in India.

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AnaemiaPreconceptionIndia
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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 54 , Issue 4 , July 2022 , pp. 672 - 681
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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