Open AccessPrevalence of anemia among the women of childbearing age belonging to the tea garden community of Assam, India: A community-based study
Author(s) -
Rita Panyang,
Anju Barhai Teli,
Sidhartha Protim Saikia
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_274_17
Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , hemoglobin , mean corpuscular volume , total iron binding capacity , serum iron , cross sectional study , physiology , hematocrit , traditional medicine , pediatrics , environmental health , pathology
Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells becomes insufficient to meet the body's physiologic needs. Anemia is one of the major public health problems in India. The aim of this study was to find the prevalence and determinants of anemia among the adult females of tea garden community of Assam.