Factors Influencing Receipt of Iron Supplementation by Young Children and their Mothers in Rural India: Local and National Cross-Sectional Studies

• Main Authors: Moodie Rob (Author), Sudarshan H (Author), Prashanth NS (Author), Biggs Beverley-Ann (Author), Pasricha Sant-Rayn (Author), Black Jim (Author), Shet Arun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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 implementa...