Journal article
A community based field research project investigating anaemia amongst young children living in rural Karnataka, India: A cross sectional study
SR Pasricha, V Vijaykumar, NS Prashanth, H Sudarshan, BA Biggs, J Black, A Shet
BMC Public Health | BMC | Published : 2009
Abstract
Background. Anaemia is an important problem amongst young children living in rural India. However, there has not previously been a detailed study of the biological aetiology of this anaemia, exploring the relative contributions of iron, vitamin B12, folate and Vitamin A deficiency, inflammation, genetic haemoglobinopathy, hookworm and malaria. Nor have studies related these aetiologic biological factors to household food security, standard of living and child feeding practices. Barriers to conducting such work have included perceived reluctance of village communities to permit their children to undergo venipuncture, and logistical issues. We have successfully completed a community based, cro..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the families who participated in the study. We would like to thank our field team and the local health workers who worked on our project. We would like to acknowledge the contributions of Dr Sumithra Muthayya and Dr Rob Moodie for technical assistance, and Mr Vijay Bhat and the Biochemistry Department, Manipal Hospital for laboratory support. The project was funded by the Allen Foundation, Michigan, USA and the Fred P Archer Trust, Victoria, Australia. The funders had no role in the design of the study or analysis/ interpretation of the results.