A Comprehensive Review of Emerging Technologies for Anemia Detection

In recent year, anemia emerges as a major health concern among the children and pregnant woman in developing countries like India. The National Family Health Survey data also shows a spike in the anemia prevalence in children & women across most states in India. The low concentration of hemoglobin in the blood is the major indicator of anemia in an individual. Considering this fact, extensive research is carried out in the field of anemia detection. This paper gives the comprehensive review of the research work in this field. Effect of various factors such as age, gender, etc. on hemoglobin levels is also discussed in this research article. This paper gives the brief overview of various data collection and preprocessing methods. It also gives comprehensive analysis of technologies used to detect anemia with the help of hemoglobin estimation. Study of performance measures used for evaluation of results is covered while reviewing existing research work. This paper provides the input for the novel research to be carried out for anemia detection with help of state-of-the-art approached in this domain.