carried out among 7 states by Nutrition Foundation of
India had observed the overall prevalence of anemia
as 84% among pregnant women similar to the present
study.[10] “Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Task Force Multicenter Study” revealed that the
overall prevalence of anemia among pregnant women
from 16 districts was 84.9% (range 61.0% –96.8%).[11]
The prevalence observed is similar to that reported
for pregnant women (60%–77%) in Dar es Salaam-
Tanzania,[12-14] Sudan,[15,16] and Nigeria.