{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,17]],"date-time":"2026-10-17T18:04:19Z","timestamp":1792260259118,"version":"4.4.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Nepal Journals Online (JOL)","issue":"3","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,31]],"date-time":"2025-12-31T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1767139200000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Nepal J Epidemiology"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Background: Among Indian adolescent girl\u2019s anemia remains a major public health concern due to rapid growth, menstrual blood loss, and nutritional deficiencies. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to assess the prevalence and severity\u00a0of anemia among Indian adolescent girls.\nMethods: This review (2004\u20132024) integrated data from 32 studies (14,053 persons) from PubMed, Embase, and Scopus, adhering to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)\/ Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines. Observational studies with the prevalence of anemia in Indian adolescent girls based on WHO criteria were included. The data was pooled using a random-effects model, and subgroup analyses were conducted by Indian region. Heterogeneity was assessed using the I2 statistic.\nResults: The pooled anemia prevalence was 65% (95% CI: 54%\u201374%), showed notable regional variations. The burden was highest in East India (81%; 39%\u201397%), then North India (65%), West India (61%), and South India (52%). The mean hemoglobin levels varied by region, ranging from 10.24 g\/dL in the East to 11.20 g\/dL in the South. Mild anemia (29%) and moderate anemia (25%) were more common than severe anemia (1%). The substantial heterogeneity (I2=98.7%) indicated differences in socioeconomic status, diet, and healthcare access.\nConclusion: Anemia affects disproportionate number of Indian adolescents\u2019 girls, particularly in the country's east, which highlights the need for context-specific interventions. The\u00a0initiatives must be linked to national programs like Anemia Mukt Bharat to ensure equitable progress towards India's public health objectives and to avoid long-term health and developmental consequences.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3126\/nje.v15i3.77656","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,31]],"date-time":"2025-12-31T12:40:44Z","timestamp":1767184844000},"page":"1386-1396","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Regional burden of Anemia among Adolescent girls in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis"],"prefix":"10.3126","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7520-3609","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anita","family":"Kumari","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8638-8661","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amita","family":"Kumari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8062-0589","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shiv Kumar","family":"Mudgal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4595-9859","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vipin","family":"Patidar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4964-2974","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abhishek Kumar","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4407-9147","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abhimanyu","family":"Ganguly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5603-5999","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sanjeet Kumar","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1670","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,31]]},"container-title":["Nepal Journal of Epidemiology"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.nepjol.info\/index.php\/NJE\/article\/download\/77656\/67351","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/www.nepjol.info\/index.php\/NJE\/article\/download\/77656\/67351","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,31]],"date-time":"2025-12-31T12:40:46Z","timestamp":1767184846000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.nepjol.info\/index.php\/NJE\/article\/view\/77656"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,31]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,31]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3126\/nje.v15i3.77656","relation":{},"ISSN":["2091-0800"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2091-0800","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,31]]}}}