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The report also focuses on various factors in the aetiology of anaemia in the country.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980000000446_sec02\"><jats:title>Design and setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>All the available data have been examined in detail, including data from national nutrition surveys, as well as small studies in different population groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980000000446_sec03\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Over the past three decades a number of studies including four national nutrition surveys (1962\/64; 1975\/76; 1981\/82 and 1995\/96) have been carried out to investigate the prevalence of anaemia among different population groups in Bangladesh, and have demonstrated a significant public health problem. Since the 1975\/76 survey the average national prevalence of anaemia has not fallen; in 1995\/96, 74% were anaemic (64% in urban areas and 77% in rural areas). However, age-specific comparisons suggest that the rates have fallen in most groups except adult men: in preschool children in rural areas it has decreased by about 30%, but the current level (53%) still falls within internationally agreed high risk levels. Among the rural population, the prevalence of anaemia is 43% in adolescent girls, 45% in non-pregnant women and 49% in pregnant women. The rates in the urban population are slightly lower compared with rural areas, but are high enough to pose a considerable problem. It appears that severe anaemia in the Bangladeshi population is less frequent, possibly present among only 2\u20133% of the population. The data on the aetiology of anaemia reveal that iron deficiency may be a substantial cause of anaemia in the Bangladeshi population. Other dietary factors in addition to parasitic infestations may also precipitate the high prevalence of anaemia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980000000446_sec04\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>While the overall prevalence of anaemia among the Bangladeshi population is still very high, the rates of severe anaemia are almost non-existent. A large proportion of anaemia can be attributed to iron deficiency. 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