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Prevalence of Anemia among Adolescent Girls in Rural Population of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgharh, India

Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research, 2017

Introduction: The prevalence of under nutrition and anemia among adolescent girls is alarmingly high in India. Adolescent girls are at a greater risk of reproductive morbidity and mortality. To reduce the burden of anemia in adolescent population Government of India started WIFS scheme for all adolescents girls. This study was planned to assess anemia among adolescent girls of rural areas where WIFS scheme is running. Also to determine the role of sociodemographic variables on its prevalence. Materials and Method: Present study was carried out in two higher secondary schools, in rural Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgharh. A total of 232 adolescent girls studying in standards 9th-12thwere included in the study. A predesigned and pretested schedule was used to collect the information regarding socio-demographic characteristics and other variables. Hemoglobin estimation was done by cyanmethemoglobin method. Statistical analysis was done by mean, standard deviation and chi square test. Results: The mean haemoglobin level among adolescent girls was 10.91+1.32g/dl. The prevalence was found as 76.29%. A higher prevalence was noted in 14-16 years age group girls as compare to 17-19 years girls. The prevalence of anemia was found significantly higher in girls of illiterate or primary educated mothers, of housewives, and those having lowere socioeconomic background. Conclusion: Though currently running programme for health and welfare of adolescent girls has the potential to break intergenerational cycle of malnutrition and deprivation, a further wide-scale approach is needed to address the other causes of anemia as well.

Prevalence of Anemia among Adolescent Girls in Rural Area of a District of Maharashtra

Indian Journal of Community Health

Introduction: Nutritional anemia is one of India’s major public health problems. Adolescence is a vulnerable period in the human life cycle for the development of nutritional anemia. Anemia in adolescent girls contributes to maternal and foetal mortality and morbidity in future. Aim and Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls and to study the sociodemographic factors associated with anemia. Method: It was a community based cross sectional study in 10 villages of a district. 420 adolescent girls were interviewed using a predesigned, pretested questionnaire, and their anemic status was assessed by hemoglobin estimation. Results were analyzed by using percentage, proportion and Chi-square test, with the help of Microsoft Excel 2007 and SPSS version 20.0 statistical software. Result: Mean age of the study sample was 14.01 ± 2.57 years. The majority (64.8%) of the girls were Hindu by religion and belonged to a nuclear family (53.6%). 45.2 % were educated u...

Prevalence of anemia among rural adolescent girls-Hospital based study from South India

IP Innovative Publication Pvt. Ltd, 2017

Introduction: The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls in rural area and to study the association of anemia with respect to the age of the patients and their socio-demographic profile. Materials and Method: This was a cross sectional hospital based study, conducted on 779 adolescent patients (aged 10-19 years) attending outpatient departments and in-patients departments of Thuvakudi government hospital, Trichy district, between March 2015 and February 2016. Estimation of hemoglobin was carried out by cyanmethaemoglobin method. Statistical analysis was performed by using simple percentage method. Results: A total of 779 adolescents were evaluated anemia. 297 had anemia and accounted for 38.13%. Most of patients who had anemia were related to the age 14(23.23%). The prevalence of mild, moderate and severe anemia was 67.68%, 27.61% and 4.71% respectively. The prevalence of anemia was substantially high among the patients who were from low socioeconomic status. Conclusion: Among adolescents girls, the prevalence of anemia was substantially high. Socio economic status and illiteracy are the major factors that contribute to high prevalence of anemia.

Prevalence of Anemia Among Adolescent Girls in a Rural Area of Tamil Nadu, India

Wolters Kluwer ‑ Medknow, 2019

Background: Anemia accounts for a majority of the nutritional problem across the globe. The prevalence of anemia is inordinately higher among developing nations, because of low socioeconomic status and indigent access to the healthcare services. Adolescent period is signalized by marked physical activity and rapid growth spurt; therefore they need additional nutritional supplements and are at utmost risk of developing nutritional anemia. This study was carried out to find out the prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls. Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study conducted among 255 adolescent girls. After getting informed consent from the subjects, the information regarding age, sociodemographic status, menstrual history, and short clinical details were recorded. Blood samples were collected and analyzed using automated hematology analyser. Results and Discussion: Overall prevalence of anemia was found to be 48.63% (n = 124). The majority of the anemic girls (55.64%, n = 69) were having mild degree of anemia. Among 255 girls, 188 (73.73%) were from the early adolescent age group (10-14 years). Prevalence of anemia (52.24%) was high among the late adolescents and those belonging to low socioeconomic class. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between anemia and socioeconomic status, dietary modification, nutritional supplementation, and helminth control; in addition, compliance with consumption of iron and folic acid tablets will prevent anemia to a great extent among adolescent girls.

Prevalence of Anemia among Adolescent Girls Studying in Selected Schools

2014

As per recent report from UNICEF more than half (59%) of adolescent girls in India are anemic as par with Congo and Guinea. Among adolescents, girls constitute vulnerable groups due to family with limited resources, female child is more likely to be neglected and another added burden is menstrual blood loss and also influences of traditional eating habits and fear of gaining wt etc. AIM; To find out the prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls. Methodology: In order to achieve the objectives of the study a descriptive exploratory research study was used. The data was collected and fallowed with hemoglobin test for assessing anemia among 300 adolescent girls of selected schools at Nidoni. Non probability Non probability in which convenient sampling was used for sample selection. Results: The result of the study reveals that the prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls was 80% , in that 48.75% were mild anemic,42.5% were moderate anemic and 8,75% had severe anemic. There was ass...

Evaluation of the Prevalence of Anemia in High School Going Adolescent Females in a Rural Area of South India

Background: Anaemia is the major serious preventable public health problem in Indian rural adolescent females. WHO report of 2002 states anaemia as the most common factor in infant mortality, maternal mortality and pre-term births. Simple health intervention programmes such as vitamin A and Iron supplementation with deworming can decrease the occurrence of anaemia. The present study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of anaemia among adolescent females, to assess the severity of anaemia and to correlate the association of factors like diet, anthropometry, socioeconomic status and menstrual flow with anemia. Methodology: The cross sectional study included 100 high school-going adolescent females whose Hemoglobin was estimated by three part automated hematology analyzer KX 21. Detailed history was elicited regarding socioeconomic status and menstrual flow. Anthropometric measurements were noted. Results: The prevalence of anaemia among adolescent females in our study in a rural area was found to be 40%. Amongst them, 55% had mild anaemia, 35% moderate anaemia and 10% severe Anaemia. Conclusion: Prevalence of mild to moderate anaemia is higher than severe anaemia in adolescent females. This may be attributed to the impact of school based intervention programs which exist since 2009, vitamin A supplementation, iron supplementation, deworming and dietary education. Keywords: Nutritional, Anemia, Iron deficiency, Adolescence

Prevalence and association of various risk factors with anemia among adolescent girls of vallabh vidyanagar (gujarat)

2015

Introduction- Anemia is known to be a significant public health problem in many countries. India has the world’s highest prevalence of iron deficiency anemia among females, with 60 to 70% of the adolescent girls being anemic. Aim- The present study was aimed to estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors of anemia among adolescent girls of Vallabh Vidyanagar. Method- Cross sectional population (N=500) was taken for the study purpose from schools of Vallabh Vidyanagar. The blood samples were estimated for hemoglobin and complete hemogram by the automated Hematology analyzer. The statistical analysis was done by using the SPSS version 15.0 for the windows. Result- The prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls was found to be very high. 26.4% adolescent girls were mildly anemic while 19.4 % and 2.4% were moderately and severely anemic. The prevalence was significantly higher (P≤0.05) in those belonging to schedule tribe community and those from urban area. The associated risk...

Burden of anemia and its socioeconomic determinants among adolescent girls in India

Background. Anemia is still one of India's major public health problems, especially among adolescent girls. Objective. To investigate the severity and distribution of anemia among Indian adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 years and its association with socioeconomic and socio-demographic factors. Methods. The study used data from the District Level Household Survey, round II, 2002-04, conducted under the Reproductive and Child Health Project. Data were collected on hemoglobin along with socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors of the households. The survey covered rural and urban areas of 35 states or union territories. Data from 177,670 adolescent girls were analyzed. Results. The highest prevalence of anemia (99.9%) was observed in Jharkhand in eastern India. The prevalence in the northeastern states was relatively low. The highest prevalence rates were observed among older girls (15 to 19 years), illiterate girls living in rural areas, girls in illiterate households, girls from households with a low standard of living, non-Christian girls, girls from Scheduled Tribes, girls living in west India, and married girls. The highest percentages of girls with normal hemoglobin were reported among Christian Scheduled Tribes (39.4%) and among girls in northeastern India (40.1%). Analysis by binary ordered logistic regression showed that anemia status did not depend on urban or rural residence or on age. Conclusions. Enhancement of the economic status of families, especially poor families, is a prerequisite to the amelioration of anemia among adolescent girls. The level of education of the girls is also a major factor.

Prevalence of Anemia Among Adolescent Girls Residing in Rural Haryana: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Cureus, 2022

Background Anemia continues to be a major public health problem in India despite multiple initiatives to address it among various vulnerable groups including adolescents. Aim This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of anemia among rural adolescent girls who had attained menarche. Methods The community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 28 villages of Ballabgarh Block of district Faridabad, Haryana. From the computerized Health Management Information System data (HMIS), a random list of 363 adolescent girls was generated. Adolescent girls who had attained menarche were included in the study. Hemoglobin level was measured for all the consented or assented participants using a digital hemoglobinometer (HemoCue201+ photometer, HemoCue AB, Angelholm, Sweden). Results A total of 272 participants were enrolled in the study. Mean (SD) age at menarche was 13.2 (1.2) years. Prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls who had attained menarche was observed to be 71.7% (95% CI: 66.3-77.1) as per the WHO classification. Among the 195 anemic adolescent girls, severe, moderate, and mild anemia was observed in 4.8%, 41.2%, and 25.7%, respectively. In multivariable analysis, after adjusting for the age, the mother's education was significantly associated with anemia (Adjusted Odds Ratio = 0.46, 95% CI: 0.22-0.96, p-value = 0.04). Conclusion The prevalence of anemia among rural adolescent girls who had attained menarche was high. Mother's education status had a protective effect on anemia among adolescent girls.

The Silent Burden of Anemia among the Rural Adolescent Girls: A Community Based Study in Maharashtra

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2017

Introduction: Adolescent girls constitute a more vulnerable group particularly in developing countries where they are traditionally married at an early age and exposed to the risk of reproductive morbidity and mortality. So, the present study was planned to find out prevalence of anemia and associated epidemiological factors in relation to anemia among rural adolescent girls. Material and method: It is a community‑ based cross‑ sectional, descriptive observational study was conducted in the rural field practice areas of tertiary rural hospital. All the villages coming under field practice area of tertiary rural hospital were included in the study. A pre‑designed and pre‑tested questionnaire was used for data collection. Results: Mean age of adolescent girls was 13.77± 2.42. Among the 480 adolescent girls covered in the study 72.5% were found to be anemic. Prevalence of mild and moderate anemia among adolescent girls was 34.19% and 65.81% respectively. Study found significant association of anemia with socioeconomic status , type of family, father’s occupation, father’s education, mothers education and mothers occupation. Conclusion: The prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls was high and associated with socioeconomic status, type of family, father’s occupation, mothers education.