INCIDENCE AND PROFILE OF SEVERE ANEMIA IN CHILDREN AGED 1 MONTH TO 14 YEARS ATTENDING TERTIARY LEVEL CARE HOSPITAL
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 17
Abstract
AIM To find out incidence and clinical profile of severe anaemia in children aged 1 month to 14 years attending tertiary care hospital. METHODS All children aged 1 months to 14 yrs of age attending tertiary level care. It is a Prospective study with a sample size of 1370 cases. RESULTS Incidence of anemia in1month to 14yrs age groupis 84.2%.Incidence of Severe Anemia is 4.33% . Etiological diagnosis in children aged 1month to 14yrs with severe anemia is Iron Deficiency Anemia 40%, Malaria 17%, SickleCell Anemia 15%, Beta Thalasemia 11%, Septicemia 4%, CollagenVascular Disease 4%, Malignancies 4%, Dimorphic Anemia 2%,Beta Thalasemia Trait 2%. CONCLUSIONS Anemia is the most common comorbid condition in children aged 1month to 14 years, accounting for 84%. Incidence of severe anemia is 4.3%. Iron deficiency anemia is the most common etiological diagnosis of severe anemia.
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Antony J, Sai R. B, Suresh
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