Title

Knowledge and practices on anaemia among women of reproductive age in India

Authors

Meena Samant¹, Amita Sinha², Divya Suman^3,*, Amrita Saxena⁴, Bhavika Chauhan⁵ & Kanchan Rani⁶

Affiliation

¹Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kurji Holy Family Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India; ²Department of Community Medicine, Nalanda Medical College & Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India; ³Department Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Medical College & Hospital, Madhepura, Bihar, India; ⁴Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shreyas Medicare M.N. Mehta Hospital, Vapi, Gujarat, India; ⁶Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Meena Samant - E-mail: meenasamant@rediffmail.com
Amita Sinha - E-mail: amitasinha_01yahoo.co.in
Divya Suman - E-mail: doc.diya19@gmail.com
Amrita Saxena - E-mail: amrita24oct@gmail.com
Bhavika Chauhan - E-mail: drbhavika1740@gmail.com
Kanchan Rani - E-mail: drkanchanrani@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025

Abstract

Anaemia is a major public health challenge in India, with NFHS-5 reporting over 57% prevalence among reproductive-age women. Therefore, it is of interest to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding anaemia among 1,460 women from six Indian states using a structured FOGSI questionnaire. While most participants recognized anaemia as a blood deficiency, misconceptions about its causes, symptoms and prevention persisted. Although 79.8% supported iron supplementation, only 29.5% reported regular treatment practices and awareness of dietary and micronutrient factors remained low. Comprehensive community-based education beyond iron tablets is crucial to bridge the knowledge-practice gap and reduce anaemia burden.

Keywords

Anaemia, KAP survey, reproductive-age women, iron-deficiency, heavy menstrual bleeding, oral iron supplements, public health awareness.

Citation

Samant et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2799-2802 (2025)

Edited by

Hiroj Bagde

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.