Prevalence of anemia in university going girls and its ratio between hostellites and day scholars
Journal Title: Asian Journal of Allied Health Sciences - Year 2020, Vol 5, Issue 01
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Anemia is considered as are duction in blood hemoglobin concentration. It is associated with micro nutrient deficiency such as iron deficiency anemia. IDA has strong health implications on girls during reproductive age. OBJECTIVE: Current research aimed to assess the prevalence of anemia in university going girls and to find its ratio between hostellites and day scholars.METHODS:Thiscross-sectionalstudyselected50university going girls between the ages of 18-30 years. 30 of them were hostellites and 20 were day scholars. Phlebotomy was done and dietary, life style and menstruation information were collected through self-constructed questionnaire. Hemoglobin, red cell indices and peripheral smear were analyzed along with the assessment of clinical signs related to anemia and iron deficiency. Data was analyzed using SPSS software. RESULTS: Anemia was present in 62% of the girls. Out of 30 hostellites, 14(46.7%) and out of 20 day scholars 17(85%) were anemic. Health status of day scholars evaluated that 58.8% of the underweight, 29.4% of normal healthy, 5.9% of both overweight and obese girls had anemia. Nutritional status of hostellites suggested that anemia was present in 35.7% of both underweightandhealthygirlsand28.6%of overweight girls. Prevalence of iron deficiency anemiawas15%indayscholarsand3.3%of hostellites. CONCLUSIONS: Present study concluded that the prevalence of anemia was high in day scholars than hostellites. Reason behind this may be due to consumption of unhealthy food and skipping of breakfast etc. It should be resolved by taking precautions, and free screenings
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Akasha Yaqoob*, Sabrina Rashid, Saigha Marriam, Noor Fatima Rahim
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