The Prevalence of Anemia and Severity in Tribal Versus Non-Tribal School Going Children of Mysore District, India
Journal Title: Pediatric Education and Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: An estimated 30 per cent of the world’s population is anaemic, with the global prevalence among 6-12 years children to be 36 percent. Anaemia prevalence is higher in developing countries than developed countries. Objectives: Our aim was to estimate haemoglobin levels in tribal and non-tribal school going children [5-10 years] of Mysore and to compare the prevalence and severity of anemia between them. Study design and settings: This is a cross sectional community based study. Methods: School going children aged 5-10 years belonging to the tribal (Jenukuruba) and non-tribal belt of H.D. Kote Taluk, Mysore, were included. The sample size was estimated to be a minimum of 457 in each group. Hemoglobin estimation, clinical examination and anemia grading was done in all. Results: Out of 497 Jenukuruba tribal children, 89.5% of them were diagnosed as anemic, while only 63.6% were anemic among the Non tribal children [p<0.0001]. The mean Hemoglobin of tribal children was 8.62g/dl while that of non-tribal children was 10.94g/dl [p<0.0001]. Prevalence of anaemia was more among the girls than boys in tribal children., whereas anemia was more among boys than in girls in non-tribal children. While 22.54% of tribal-children had severe anemia, only 2.8% were severely anemic among non-tribal children. There is a correlation between the BMI and Hemoglobin. Conclusions: The prevalence of anemia in the present study subjects was higher than the national prevalence. There is need to improve the nutritional status of the children. Good training should be provided for the health workers to detect pallor and to take appropriate action.
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Manjunath V. G.
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- DOI 10.21088/per.2321.1644.6318.2
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