Morbidity Pattern among Adolescent girls in Urban slums of Kurnool town, Andhra Pradesh, India
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: To describe the morbidity pattern among the adolescent girls in the urban slums of Kurnool town. Study Period: August 2010 – August 2011; Type of Study: Cross sectional descriptive study. Study setting: Three urban slums attached to urban health centre of Community Medicine Department of Kurnool medical college. Study Participants: 613 adolescent girls (10-19years) Sampling frame: Adolescent girls residing in three urban slums in Kurnool town Variables studied: socio demographic profile and morbidity pattern. Data was collected by a predesigned and a pretested questionnaire and was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0. Proportions were calculated for the various study variables. Chi-square test was used for analysis of categorical variables. Results: Majority of the girls were in the age group 10-13 yrs (51.7%), 49.4% were in middle school, 36.1% belong to Lower middle social class, 59% mothers of adolescent girls were illiterates, The major prevalent morbid conditions among girls were Pallor 48%, Pediculosis 27.9%, Dysmenorrhea 19.9%, Vitamin deficiencies 19%, Dental caries 18.3%, Skin infections 16.6%, Passing worms 10.6%. Conclusion: Anaemia, Pediculosis, poor personal hygiene and dysmenorrhea were found to be significant across the age groups. High morbidity was found in 10-13 year age group.
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Kiran Kumar D. , Prabakaran Jayaraman, Charitha T. , Susmitha K. M
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