Open AccessA CROSS SECTION STUDY ON IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS
Author(s) -
Medha Mani Saxena,
Ruchi Saxena
Publication year - 2021
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.v5i4.1860
Subject(s) - anemia , girl , medicine , pediatrics , iron deficiency anemia , hemoglobin , iron deficiency , cross sectional study , psychiatry , psychology , developmental psychology , pathology
Background: Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia and is one of the leading risk factors for disability and death worldwide, affecting an estimated 2 billion people
Methods: This was cross-sectional study. All the adolescent girls who were given consent to hemoglobin estimation were included in the study.
Results: The prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls was found as73.6%. Out of 736 anemic girls, 536 girls were suffering from mild degree of anemia and 173 girls were having moderate degree of anemia. Only 27 girl was found severely anemic.
Conclusion: The prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls is alarmingly high in India.
Keywords: Prevalence, Anemia, Adolescent.