| ASSURED | (Affordable, Sensitive, Specific, User-friendly, Rapid and robust, Equipment-free, Deliverable) |
| COFEPRIS | (Mexico’s Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks) |
| ENSANUT | (Mexico’s National Health and Nutrition Survey) |
| ICC | (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient) |
| NOM | (Norma Oficial Mexicana) |
| WHO | (World Health Organization) |
| IDA | (Iron-Deficiency Anemia) |