A Study on Anemia Related Knowledge Among Adolescent Girls.

Pareek, Priyanka; Hafiz, Asfia

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“…Only 10% were aware of causes of anemia and 13% knew that tea, coffee hinders absorption of iron. Though in a study by Angadhi and Ranjitha[16] 91% had heard of anemia, overall poor knowledge, and unfavorable attitude found in all studies[1617181920] is comparable to this study. Another study by IIPHG found awareness of anemia in 23% of AG.…”

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Utilization of ICDS program by adolescent girls and implementation barriers in Urban Rishikesh, India

Khapre

Kishore

Sharma

2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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Context:Adolescent girls are at higher risk of mortality and morbidity due to childbirth. Government of India therefore initiated Adolescent girls’ scheme since year 2000. However, since its inception program received various setbacks.Aims:This study was carried out to assess the utilization of ICDS program for adolescent girls through Anganwadi centers (AWC) and implementation barrier from providers point of view. Also study assessed gaps in knowledge, attitude, and practice of anemia.Settings and Design:Mixed-method sequential explanatory approach was adopted. Quantitative data was collected by community-based cross-sectional survey in Urban Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. This was followed by in-depth interview of Anganwadi worker (AWW).Methods and Materials:Twenty adolescent girls from each of 20 clusters were selected by cluster sampling. Data was collected by structured validated questionnaire using Epicollect 5. AWWs were interviewed with help of interview guide.Statistical Analysis:Variables were described as proportion and mean. The interview transcript was analyzed using content analysis.Results:Out of 400 adolescent girls, 10% were school dropouts and 59% were undernourished. Seven percent had ever visited AWC in last year. The main reason for nonutilization was unawareness. 38% had knowledge regarding symptoms of anemia. AWW faces problems due to nonavailability of iron tablet, untrained for health education sessions, and service not meeting demand of beneficiaries.Conclusions:Poor utilization of ICDS services by adolescent girls due to unawareness. There is gap in knowledge regarding anemia among adolescent girls. Adolescent girls’ scheme is not as per felt need of beneficiary and poorly implemented.

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Utilization of ICDS program by adolescent girls and implementation barriers in Urban Rishikesh, India

Khapre

Kishore

Sharma

2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…10 Another study conducted by Pareek and Hafiz showed the mean height was 156.4±5.9, mean weight was 46.2±8.2, mean BMI 19.5±2.7 and the mean Hb was not estimated. 15 The mean height, weight and BMI are low in the present study compared to other studies as our study incudes adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19 years whereas other studies have included girls in 14-19 years age group.…”

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Knowledge about iron rich foods and its consumption pattern among adolescent girls in an urban slum of Kolar

Latha

Mohan

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Adolescent anemia is a long standing public health problem in India. According to NFHS-3 almost 56% of adolescent girls aged 15-19 years suffer from some form of anaemia. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and consumption practices of iron rich foods and also to estimate the haemoglobin levels among adolescent girls in urban slum of Kolar. Methods: Around 170 adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19 years in Gandhinagar area of Kolar town were included and administered the interview questionnaire. They were invited to Anganwadi centres on a fixed day for estimation of haemoglobin. 92 girls attended the screening and were given awareness by distributing hand out. Results: The mean age of the girls was 15.06±2.230. The mean age at menarche was 13.38±1.158. Majority of girls 58.8% were in 15-19 year age group, 94.1% were aware about iron rich foods and 66.5% were aware of weekly iron and folic acid supplementation (WIFS). Around 92 (54.1%) girls were screened for haemoglobin levels and 32 (34.8%) were found to have anaemia. The factors associated with anaemia among adolescent girls included attaining menarche and no toilet usage which was statistically significant (p value <0.05). Conclusions: The supplementation of iron and folic acid tablets alone is not sufficient and it has to be effectively combined with improving the awareness about iron rich foods and its consumption practices to reduce the prevalence of anaemia.

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“…Siddiqui et al., (2013), in their study, indicated that adolescents had acceptable knowledge levels about the causes, treatment, and prevention of anemia. However, several studies in other geographical locations also concluded that adolescents showed nutrition knowledge deficit of iron and causes, consequences, management, and prevention of anemia (Jalambo et al., 2017; Kakkar et al., 2019; Melwani et al., 2018; Pareek & Hafiz, 2015; Singh et al., 2019). These studies infer that most adolescents have low nutritional knowledge of anemia.…”

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Knowledge and practices of dietary iron and anemia among early adolescents in a rural district in Ghana

Wiafe

Apprey

Annan

2021

Food Science & Nutrition

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The study assessed knowledge and practices of dietary iron intake and anemia among early adolescents in the Asante‐Akim Municipality of Ghana. A cross‐sectional study was conducted among 137 adolescents, aged 10–14 years. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic, knowledge of iron, and anemia, and iron intake practices. Hemoglobin levels were determined using Hemocue 301. Data were analyzed using descriptive, chi‐square test, and binary logistics regression. The mean age of participants was 11.5 years. About 40% had knowledge of iron deficiency anemia, 29.4% knew anemia causes, 86% knew symptoms of anemia, and 35% knew anemia consequences. Although 41.2% of participants knew its prevention as eating iron‐rich foods, 31.4% knew the food sources of iron, and 4.4% mentioned animal‐based foods as rich sources, with the bulk (27%) mentioning plant‐based foods instead. Moreover, 18.2% knew iron enhancers, while 0.7% knew iron inhibitors. More chicken consumers (72.2%) than nonconsumers (56.6%) met the Estimated Average Requirement for dietary iron intake (Chi‐square 3.4, p = .073), while more dried fish consumers (88%) than nonconsumers (66.7%) had normal hemoglobin levels (Chi‐square 4.5, p = .050). Knowledge of food sources of iron and iron‐rich foods was positively associated with intake of chicken, fresh fish, and dried fish. Moreover, lower knowledge of iron‐based food sources (β = −1.015, p = .020) and iron‐rich foods (β = −2.188, p = .015) was inversely associated with beef intake. Anemia was negatively associated with chicken (β = −0.310, p = .416) and dried fish (β = −1.299, p = .045) consumption. Majority of the adolescents had low knowledge of iron. Chicken and dried fish intake reduced the risk of anemia development. Our study may be the first to assess knowledge on iron, anemia, and its impact among young Ghanaian adolescents. Our findings provide insights into this topic, calling for to improve knowledge, and practices on anemia in Ghanaian adolescents.

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A Study on Anemia Related Knowledge Among Adolescent Girls.

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Utilization of ICDS program by adolescent girls and implementation barriers in Urban Rishikesh, India

Utilization of ICDS program by adolescent girls and implementation barriers in Urban Rishikesh, India

Knowledge about iron rich foods and its consumption pattern among adolescent girls in an urban slum of Kolar

Knowledge and practices of dietary iron and anemia among early adolescents in a rural district in Ghana

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