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 new Hb cutoff.
Authors
- Tinku Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1786-6076)
- Harshpal Singh Sachdev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4956-9391)
- Anura V. Kurpad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7998-2438)
- Santu Ghosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9373-9570)
Institutions
- Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research (IN)
- St.John's Medical College Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_617_24
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63