Attention for and awareness of anemia in adolescents in Karnataka, India: A qualitative study.

Attention for and awareness of anemia in adolescents in Karnataka, India: A qualitative study.

Between 1990 and 2016 the number of adolescents with anemia world-wide increased by 20% to almost one in four. Iron deficiency in adolescence results in compromised growth, decreased cognitive function, and depressed immune function, and can increase the risk of negative outcomes in pregnancy, espec...

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Main Authors: Bronwen Gillespie, Geetanjali Katageri, Shumona Salam, Umesh Ramadurg, Shrinivas Patil, Jayaraj Mhetri, Umesh Charantimath, Shivaprasad Goudar, Ashwini Dandappanavar, Chandrashekhar Karadiguddi, Ashalata Mallapur, Phaniraj Vastrad, Subarna Roy, Basavaraj Peerapur, Dilly Anumba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283631

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