Impact of the Updated World Health Organization Guideline on Hemoglobin Cutoffs on National Anemia Prevalence Estimates in 6–59-month-old Indian Children

The World Health Organization has recently lowered the hemoglobin (Hb) diagnostic cutoff for anemia in 6–23-month-old children by 0.5 g/dL and specifies the use of venous blood. The national prevalence of anemia defined from venous blood in children 6–23 months reduced by ~10% points when using the...

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Main Authors: Tinku Thomas, Anura Viswanath Kurpad, Santu Ghosh, Harshpal Singh Sachdev
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijph.ijph_617_24
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description The World Health Organization has recently lowered the hemoglobin (Hb) diagnostic cutoff for anemia in 6–23-month-old children by 0.5 g/dL and specifies the use of venous blood. The national prevalence of anemia defined from venous blood in children 6–23 months reduced by ~10% points when using the new Hb cutoff.
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spellingShingle Tinku Thomas
Anura Viswanath Kurpad
Santu Ghosh
Harshpal Singh Sachdev
Impact of the Updated World Health Organization Guideline on Hemoglobin Cutoffs on National Anemia Prevalence Estimates in 6–59-month-old Indian Children
Indian Journal of Public Health
anemia
hemoglobin cutoff
indian children
prevalence
world health organization guideline
title Impact of the Updated World Health Organization Guideline on Hemoglobin Cutoffs on National Anemia Prevalence Estimates in 6–59-month-old Indian Children
title_full Impact of the Updated World Health Organization Guideline on Hemoglobin Cutoffs on National Anemia Prevalence Estimates in 6–59-month-old Indian Children
title_fullStr Impact of the Updated World Health Organization Guideline on Hemoglobin Cutoffs on National Anemia Prevalence Estimates in 6–59-month-old Indian Children
title_full_unstemmed Impact of the Updated World Health Organization Guideline on Hemoglobin Cutoffs on National Anemia Prevalence Estimates in 6–59-month-old Indian Children
title_short Impact of the Updated World Health Organization Guideline on Hemoglobin Cutoffs on National Anemia Prevalence Estimates in 6–59-month-old Indian Children
title_sort impact of the updated world health organization guideline on hemoglobin cutoffs on national anemia prevalence estimates in 6 59 month old indian children
topic anemia
hemoglobin cutoff
indian children
prevalence
world health organization guideline
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijph.ijph_617_24
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