Factors Influencing Receipt of Iron Supplementation by Young Children and their Mothers in Rural India

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National policies recommending routine iron supplementation. Understanding factors associated with receipt of iron in the field could help optimise implementation of anaemia control policies. Thus, we undertook 1) a cross-sectional study to evaluate iron supplementation to children (and mothers) in rural Karnataka, India, and 2) an analysis of all-India rural data from the National Family Health Study 2005-6 (NFHS-3)

ISSN 1471-2458

Article type : Research article

Submission date : 31 January 2011

Acceptance date : 3 August 2011
Publication date : 3 August 2011

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Adolescents’ perceptions about smokers in Karnataka,India

by | Jul 15, 2011 | Advocacy, Media advocacy, Publications, Research

Prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents in India is very high. Despite many epidemiological studies exploring tobacco use among youth, there is no published data on adolescents’ perceptions about smokers in Indian society and its implications on tobacco control.

Article type Research article

Authors : Upendra M Bhojani,Maya A Ellias,Devadasan N

Journal: BMC Public Health

Submission date : 8 April 2011

Acceptance date : 14 July 2011

Publication date : 14 July 2011

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