Assessment of Nutritional Anaemia and its Predisposing Factors among Women of Reproductive Age Group in a Slum of Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Introduction: Anaemia is a major public health problem affecting women of reproductive age groups all over the world.As per NFHS-IV data, prevalence of anaemia in India is 53% and in urban areas of West Bengal is 58.2%.Studies conducted among women of reproductive age in slums of Mumbai and Bhubaneswar, the prevalence of anaemia was 49.5% and 60.8%