Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 28 1-4 1999 12 15 175 184 F. Anssary S.A.Keshavarz A. Djazayeri M. Mahmoody N. Djarollahi K. Kyghobady 2015 10 03 This survey was a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study. It was carried out in September 1994. A total of 539 child-bearing non-pregnant women (aged 16-53y) were chosen by the two-stage cluster sampling method. Data were collected through pre-tested questionnaires and the 24-hour dietary recall method. Anthropometric measurements were also made and blood specimens were collected. The results showed that 8.1% and 31.8% of the mothers were anaemic. Stepwise multiple-regression analyses showed positive significant correlations between haemoglobin (Hb) and age at marriage (P https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1737 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/1737/1718