Prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia among adolescents in rural population of Kitahar Bihar
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
The main nutritional problems affecting adolescent population include undernutrition and iron deficiency anaemia besides other factors. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia among adolescents. Study design: A Community based cross sectional descriptive study. Setting: at Hajipur village, a rural field practice area of Department of Community Medicine, Katihar Medical College, Katihar, Bihar. Participants: 400 adolescents (213 boys and 187 girls). Sampling: Systematic random sampling technique was used. Statistical Analysis: Data collected was entered in Microsoft Office Excel and analysed by using SPSS version 20.0. Results: Among 400 adolescents the largest number of adolescents 41.25% belong to 10-14 years of age group followed by 32.5% and 26% in the age group 15- 17years, and 18-19 years respectively. Overall prevalence of anaemia was 55%. Out of total anaemic, 40.25% were adolescent girls and 14.75% were adolescent boys. Mean haemoglobin was 9.51 gm/dl, and 12.51gm/dl in anaemic and non anaemic adolescents respectively. Standard deviation and standard error of mean haemoglobin was found ±SD1.63, ±SE.11 and ±SD0.7, ±SE0.052 in anaemic and non-anaemic adolescents respectively. The prevalence of mild, moderate and severe anaemia among adolescent girls was found to be 10.75%, 25% and 4.5% respectively and among adolescent boys was 9.5%, 4.25% and 1% respectively. Girls are anaemic significantly more 40.25% (p<.0001) as compared to boys 14.75%. Conclusion: It was concluded that girls were anaemic significantly more 40.25% (p<.0001)as compared to boys 14.75%. Age of adolescents had been found a significant relation (p<.0001) with severe anaemia.
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Shahin B, Bijoy Mukherjee, Mohammad Makhmool Alam, Khushboo Juneja
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