IMPACT OF SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON PREVALENCE OF ANAEMIA AMONG ADOLESCENTS GIRLS OF BILASPUR (CHHATTISGARH)
Journal Title: IJSR-International Journal Of Scientific Research - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
Introduction- Anaemia is one of the most important health problems throughout the world. Adolescent children are one of the major risk groups for anaemia. Aims- To find out the influence of different sociodemographic factors in prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls. Materials and Methods- Adolescents girls were taken for the study and were interviewed for sociodemographic ,dietary habits’ and defecation practices . Haemoglobin estimation was done by HemoCue and anaemia was considered as per WHO standard. Results- statistical significant prevalence of anaemia was observed among adolescent girls belonging to low socioeconomic group, those between age group of 10-14yrs, having more members in their family , having vegetarian diet , low parental education and practicing open defecation. Conclusion- Our results suggest that the socioeconomic status of the family and traditional eating habits , low education of parents ,defecating in open are all contributory factors of anaemia among adolescent girls .
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Dr. Keshav Kashyap
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