Open AccessARTICLE ON ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL ANEMIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO GIRLS
Author(s) -
Verma Annu,
Verma Keerti,
Pandey Reena
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international ayurvedic medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5091
DOI - 10.46607/iamj2709092021
Subject(s) - menarche , medicine , population , pediatrics , anemia , adolescent health , menstruation , developmental psychology , psychology , environmental health , psychiatry , nursing , endocrinology
Nutritional anaemia is a major health problem worldwide. Adolescent girls are the most vulnerable group of the population due to different reasons. Adolescence is a stage of transition from childhood to adulthood. Adolescence is a physiological & social process through which a child matures into an adult adolescent, comprised of 10-19 years old, from the largest generation of young people in our history.Nutritional anaemia is a serious health problem in Indian school children. A high prevalence of anaemia has been reported in non-pregnant adolescent girls. Adolescent girls are most vulnerable to the influences of cultural & gen- der norms, which often discriminate against them. Dietary patterns and physical activity in addition to schooling & countervailing social norms for early marriage influence the health and nutritional well-being of adolescents. At this age girls having menses and menarche age (10-13 years). In this age nutrients, requirements of iron further increase. This review article purposes the effect of various ayurvedic drugs on anaemia from the existing literature.Keywords: Ayurveda, nutritional anaemia, Pandu Roga, Adolescent girls.