Village	Age (years)	Iron deficiency anemia, n (%)	Category of Public Health Significance (WHO)*	Hematocrit†	Hemoglobin (g/dL)†	BMI (kg/m2)†	Meat consumption‡	Households with children†
Village 1 (n=56)	21.34±14.6	28 (50%)	Severe	34.8±3.06	11.64±1.2	21.7±5.9	Beef 2.2±1.1, Poultry 3.7±2.9, Fish 0	4.7±3.8
Village 2 (n=147)	30.6±21.7	72 (49%)	Severe	35.48±3.7	12.4±1.5	23.0±6.8	Beef 2.9±1.1, Poultry 6.3±5.9, Fish 0	3.8±3.1
Village 3 (n=99)	28.7±15.7	45 (45%)	Severe	35.79±2.4	12.4±1.5	22.3±4.8	Beef 1.2±1.5, Poultry 2.7±3.5, Fish 4.2±4.3	3.4±2.9