DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2022.v08i08.004

Pages: 533-536

Anemia is a significant risk factor for children's health because it causes growth retardation and has severe short and long-term consequences that result in morbidity and death. The present review article was conducted to review the literature for anemia in the international level among children. We reviewed the most updated literature. The results showed that anemia among children is a serious problem, particularly in India and Africa. Anemia among children can be attributed to malnutrition, iron deficiency, poverty, and some demographic variables related to mother including mother’s anemia and mother’s education. Taken together, anemia is a serious health problem due to its high prevalence, especially in developing countries, and its cognitive and developmental effects. Anemia impacts children's growth and development. Children's anemia has been linked to malnutrition, poverty, mother's education, and anemia.