Open AccessA STUDY ON IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS
Author(s) -
Sanju Bhati,
Vijay Pal Verma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v4i8.1328
Subject(s) - anemia , hemoglobin , medicine , pediatrics , iron deficiency , iron deficiency anemia , demography , sociology
Background: Nutritional anemia is a global problem of immense health significance affecting persons of all age and economic group. Anemia is one of the most common hematological abnormalities found in children. It can be defined as the reduction in oxygen-carrying capacity or as a reduction in the red cell mass of the body
Methods: This was cross-sectional study. All the adolescent girls studying in standards 9th - 12th class who were given consent to hemoglobin estimation were included in the study.
Results: The mean age of adolescent girls were 12.09±2.15 years and mean Hb level was 10.05±2.1gm/dl. The association between SES and anemia was found statistically significant. The association between type of family and anemia was also found statistically significant.
Conclusion: The prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls is alarmingly high in India.
Keywords: Prevalence, Anemia, Adolescent.