Assessment of Prevalence of Anaemia among Rural Population: An Observational Institutional Based Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Anemia is a commonly encountered medical condition affecting a major proportion of rural population. In an individual patient it may be that some decline in haemoglobin occurs as part of normal ageing, but that disease may also contribute to the development of anaemia. Hence; we planned the present study to assess the prevalence of anaemia among rural population. Materials & Methods: The present study included assessment of prevalence of anaemia among rural population. A total of 200 patients reporting to the rural health centre of the Rama Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Pilkhuwa, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh (India) for medical check-up were included in the present study. Fasting blood samples were obtained from all the patients. Sallies method was used for evaluation of haemoglobin (Hb) concentration and categorization of anaemia. Anaemia was categorized into mild, moderate and severe. Complete demographic and clinical details of all the subjects were obtained. Results: The prevalence percentage of was found to be 26 percent (56 patients). Anemia was found to more commonly affecting females (56.9 percent of the patients) in comparison to the males (43.1 percent of the patients). Majority of the patients in the present study had moderate type of anaemia. Conclusion: Among the rural population, anaemia is present in significant proportion, with females getting affected more commonly than males.
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Krishan Gopal, Hina Singh
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.3.016
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