To study the prevalence of anaemia among school going children in rural area near Indore
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Medical Paediatrics and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction Anaemia is a global public health problem which affects both the developing and the developed countries It is an indicator of poor nutrition and poor health with major consequences on human health as well as for the social and economic development of a population It has significant impact on cognitive function behaviour and school performance Anaemia is a common problem throughout the world and iron deficiency is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in the world It affects mainly the poorest segment of the population The purpose of the study is to assess the prevalence of anaemia among school going children of rural area of three schools of Khudel Village in Indore District of Madhya PradeshMethods This study was conducted in the three schools of rural area near Indore District of MP A crosssectional household survey was conducted in rural Schools from January 2017 to June 2017 on 500 children aged 516 years selected through systematic random sampling method Study subjects were school children lt16 years The students and school authority were assured for their confidentiality of their response Hemoglobin level was estimated by Sahlirsquos Hemometer by acid hemolysis methodResults The analysis of the obtained data was based on the objective of the study Descriptive and inferential statistics was used for data analysis and data interpretation Results of the study revealed that 564 of the samples are of males and 436 of the samples are of female 508 of the samples are in the age group of 5 to 10 years 364 of samples were in the group of 1014 years and 128 of samples are more than 14 years of age After analysis and interpretation of data It was found that out of total boys examined 911 males were anaemic and out of total females examined 949 females were anaemic Overall incidence of anaemia amongst girls and boys was found to be 928Conclusions The Prevalence of Anaemia in the developing countries tends to be three to four times higher than in the developed countries Hence improvement in sanitation hand hygiene dietary habits related to consumption of clean food green leafy vegetables should be included in diet plan Health education seminars on menstrual hygiene impact of anaemia on individual amp society should be conducted at regular intervalKeywordsnbspAnaemia Prevalence Haemoglobin Sahlirsquos haemometer
Authors and Affiliations
Bharti Dubey, Mohini Harshey, Saurabh Singh, Himani, Nagesh C Doharey
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