Prevalence of anaemia among adolescents in rural area of North Karnataka
Background: Worldwide there are more than 1.2 billion adolescents, more than half of all adolescents live in Asia. Anemia is one of the most common health conditions contributing to morbidity among adolescents. Hence, this study was undertaken to know the prevalence of anemia among adolescents. Obj...
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| description | Background: Worldwide there are more than 1.2 billion adolescents, more than half of all adolescents live in Asia. Anemia is one of the most common health conditions contributing to morbidity among adolescents. Hence, this study was undertaken to know the prevalence of anemia among adolescents. Objective: To assess the prevalence of anaemia among adolescent boys and girls in rural area. Methods: A community based, cross sectional study was conducted among 600 adolescents in rural area of Dharwad. Data was collected using semi-structured questionnaire consisting of demographic details. Hemoglobin estimation was done by Sahli’s method. Data was analyzed using SPSS v21.0. Results: Among the total 600 adolescents, 60.66% were found to be anemic of whom 14.8% had mild, 43.7% moderate and2.2% had severe anemia. Hemoglobin level was significantly different among boys and girls (p=<0.0001). Conclusion: Prevalence of anaemia was higher among adolescent girls than boys. Factors such as age of the participants, sex, marital status, father’s education, mother’s education, father’s occupation and socio-economic status were significantly associated with anemia in adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3de0dd0147b4a27944ac0c5b5d82c782024-04-04T11:08:43ZengAl Ameen Medical CollegeAl Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences0974-11432024-04-011702177181Prevalence of anaemia among adolescents in rural area of North KarnatakaDeepti Shettar0Bhavana Hiremath1Basavaraj Yamakanamardi2Raveendra D. Totad3Department of Community Medicine, KLE JGMMMC, Hubballi-580028, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Manjushree Nagar, Sattur, Dharwad-580009 Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Manjushree Nagar, Sattur, Dharwad-580009 Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Al Ameen Medical College & Hospital, Athani Road, Vijayapur-586108, Karnataka, IndiaBackground: Worldwide there are more than 1.2 billion adolescents, more than half of all adolescents live in Asia. Anemia is one of the most common health conditions contributing to morbidity among adolescents. Hence, this study was undertaken to know the prevalence of anemia among adolescents. Objective: To assess the prevalence of anaemia among adolescent boys and girls in rural area. Methods: A community based, cross sectional study was conducted among 600 adolescents in rural area of Dharwad. Data was collected using semi-structured questionnaire consisting of demographic details. Hemoglobin estimation was done by Sahli’s method. Data was analyzed using SPSS v21.0. Results: Among the total 600 adolescents, 60.66% were found to be anemic of whom 14.8% had mild, 43.7% moderate and2.2% had severe anemia. Hemoglobin level was significantly different among boys and girls (p=<0.0001). Conclusion: Prevalence of anaemia was higher among adolescent girls than boys. Factors such as age of the participants, sex, marital status, father’s education, mother’s education, father’s occupation and socio-economic status were significantly associated with anemia in adolescents.http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/14%20AJMS%20V17.N2.2024%20p%20177-181.pdfanaemiaadolescentsgendermarital statusparent’s education |
| spellingShingle | Deepti Shettar Bhavana Hiremath Basavaraj Yamakanamardi Raveendra D. Totad Prevalence of anaemia among adolescents in rural area of North Karnataka Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences anaemia adolescents gender marital status parent’s education |
| title | Prevalence of anaemia among adolescents in rural area of North Karnataka |
| title_full | Prevalence of anaemia among adolescents in rural area of North Karnataka |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of anaemia among adolescents in rural area of North Karnataka |
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| title_short | Prevalence of anaemia among adolescents in rural area of North Karnataka |
| title_sort | prevalence of anaemia among adolescents in rural area of north karnataka |
| topic | anaemia adolescents gender marital status parent’s education |
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