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Table 3 Cut-off values for public health significance (for anaemia)

From: Wealth related inequality in women and children malnutrition in the state of Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu

Indicator

Prevalence cut-off values for public health significance

Anaemia

<  5%:

No public health problem

5–19%:

Mild public health problem

20–39%:

Moderate public health problem

≥ 40%:

Severe public health problem

  1. Source: WHO. Global health observatory (GHO) data repository, accessed from https://www.who.int/data/nutrition/nlis/info/anaemia