{"id":2386,"date":"2019-11-30T11:47:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T06:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classiciasacademy.com\/blog\/?p=2386"},"modified":"2019-11-30T11:47:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T06:17:19","slug":"study-sheds-light-on-reasons-why-indian-children-are-anaemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classiciasacademy.com\/blog\/study-sheds-light-on-reasons-why-indian-children-are-anaemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Sheds Light on Reasons Why Indian Children Are Anaemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In\nNews <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A paper published in <em>Scientific Reports<\/em> pointed out that\n58.5% of Indian children below 5 years of age are anaemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In-Detail\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The study carried out by the\nteam from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health used data from the National\nFertility and Health Survey (2015-16)&nbsp; to analyse one lakh children across\nthe country.<\/li><li>The study found that\nsocio-economic factors as the major reason for high anaemic children in the\ncountry.<\/li><li>The wealth of the family, the\nmaternal age, the type of residences children reside in, maternal education are\nthe major reasons for the high incidence of anaemia in children of the country.<\/li><li>As per the researchers,\nmaternal education plays a very important role in reducing anaemia in children\nin any society and it is more so in India. <\/li><li>An educated mother will take\nappropriate steps to prevent anaemia.<\/li><li>In India, there is an inverses\nrelationship between maternal education and childhood anaemia.<\/li><li>More is the level of mother\u2019s\neducation, less is the incidence of anaemia in the child.<\/li><li>The research also found that\neven in rich households there was a high incidence of anaemia at 52.9%. In the\npoorest households, it was 63.2%.<\/li><li>Overall, the study has found\nthat the vitamin A and iron intake is lower than the recommended level. <\/li><li>The researchers state that for\nany comprehensive intervention, not only the maternal influence but paternal\nand household influence must be taken into account in India. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anaemia\nand Premature Delivery <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Globally, it has been found\nthat anaemia in the mother will lead to premature delivery of a baby which will\nlead to anaemia in the child.<\/li><li>Thus, interventions must also\ninvolve addressing the mother\u2019s health.<\/li><li>The age of the mother also has\nan inverse relationship anaemia in children, the study found.<\/li><li>Young mothers (15-19 years age\ngroup) tend to be more anaemic and they are powerless in ensuring the right\nfood for their children. <\/li><li>Also, the power dynamics in a\nhousehold is also at play in children becoming anaemic in India. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The new study calls for immediate intervention in bringing out a new\npolicy based on the research to tackle childhood anaemia as the existing anaemia\ncontrol programmed has not been a success. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In News A paper published in Scientific Reports pointed out that 58.5% of Indian children below 5 years of age are anaemic. 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