Prevalence and risk factors of iron deficiency anemia among the tribal residential adolescent school students of Odisha: A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Jyotiranjan Sahoo (Author), Smaraki Mohanty (Author), Sandhya Gupta (Author), Sandeep K Panigrahi (Author), Sambedana Mohanty (Author), Deepa Prasad (Author), Venkatarao Epari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Globally, anemia is one of the biggest public health challenges. The highest prevalence of anemia is seen among adolescents. Tribal communities are especially at a disadvantage, with several studies documenting a high prevalence of anemia among tribal adolescents. We investigated the pre...