Anemia, defined as a decreased concentration of blood
hemoglobin, is one of the most common nutritional deficiency
diseases observed globally and affects more than a
quarter of the world’s population [1–8]. It is a major public
health problem affecting all ages of the population with its
highest prevalence among children under five years of age and
pregnant women [2, 3]. Globally, anemia affects 1.62 billion
people (25%), among which 56 million are pregnant women
[1, 2].