The Indian express: Nearly two out of every 100 women who underwent a health check-up in Maharashtra in the last two months under a state government programme were detected with severe anaemia with haemoglobin (Hb) levels less than 8.0 g/dL (grams per decilitre).
Nearly 4.01 crore women above the age of 18 have been screened under ‘Mata Surakshit Tar Ghar Surakshi’, an ongoing statewide health check-up of adult women, which started in September. Out of them, over 7 lakh — 7,34,679 — women were detected with severe anaemia, which is 1.8 per cent of the number of women screened.
The World Health Organisation has established haemoglobin (Hb) levels to define the presence of anaemia. For adults, it is less than 12 g/dL for women and less than 13 g/dL for men. Severe anaemia has been defined as Hb levels less than 8.0 g/dL for both genders.
