ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Aim:The aim was to find out the prevalence of anemia in the adolescent girls in the schools of rural area and the influence of micronutrients on different grades of anemia. Materials and methods: It was a cross-sectionals study. 501 school going adolescent girls were enrolled for the study after informed consent. Data for demographic profile were collected, followed by blood sample collection for analysis of hemoglobin, iron profile and vitamin B12. Results: Prevalence of anemia was 40.7% in the study population. Anemia distribution was significantly associated with low socioeconomic class (SEC), low body mass index (BMI), diet pattern and worm infestation. Vitamin B12 deficiency was recorded to be 57.9% which was more prevalent as compared to Iron deficiency anemia which was found to be only 17%. Conclusion:Annual screening for anemia along with health education and poverty alleviation program would definitely aid in developing strategies and programs to improve adolescence health by ensuring adequate micronutrient store for future pregnancy.
Background: Iron deficiency is one of the major concerns of nutritional deficiencies in developing countries. Iron is an essential element for various biological processes. ID can result from inadequate intake or absorption of dietary iron, increased need during growth period of children and blood loss from infection. According to WHO, the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia is 20% or higher. IDA in children has been linked to increased childhood morbidity and impaired cognitive development and school performance.Methods: A descriptive study was carried out on 413 government school children in Bangalore of age group of 11-16 years. Questionnaires were provided to assess their knowledge. The demographic details of the study subjects like height, weight and physical examination, dietary intake of foods by the children were collected.Results: The paired two sample t-test was used to calculate the significance between the pre and post-educational test. The measure of the subjective data of the parameters as BMI, physical examination, dietary history; indicates that out of 413 students who had undergone assessment for iron deficiency, 70.70% students might be healthy, 14.29%, 10.73% and 4.28% students might be mild, moderate and severely prone to ID respectively.Conclusions: This study provided students with knowledge of ID and awareness of signs and symptoms for early detection of ID.
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