Determinants of nutritional anemia in adolescents

Thomas, Deena; Chandra, Jagdish; Sharma, Sunita; Jain, Anju; Pemde, Harish

doi:10.1007/s13312-015-0734-7

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“…Thomas et al in their study reported B12 deficiency in 50% of subjects whereas Patra et al depicted the same in 42.5% cases . 9,10 Government of India is providing iron and folic acid supplementation along with deworming with albendazole twice yearly. Successful implementation of the program in this region could be justified by low prevalence of severe form of anemia, low worm infestation rate and high frequency of vitamin B12 deficiency without significant decrease in hemoglobin concentration.…”

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Anemia prevalence in adolescent school going girls

Dhuppar¹,

Patel²,

Maski³

et al. 2017

Int J Recent Sci Res

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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.

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Anemia prevalence in adolescent school going girls

Dhuppar¹,

Patel²,

Maski³

et al. 2017

Int J Recent Sci Res

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“…Deena Thomas et al found that 55% had normocytic anemia, 27.5% had microcytic, 8.5% had macrocytic, and 9% had dimorphic anemia. 3 Khanduri et al, found peak incidences of megaloblastic anemia in the age group of 10-30-yearold (48%) with female preponderance (71%) in India.…”

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“…2 Anemia has a negative effect on cognitive performance in adolescents. 3 Compared to the vast amount of work done in pregnant mothers and young children, there are relatively few published studies in India evaluating deficiencies of Iron, Vitamin B12 and Folate in adolescents having nutritional anemia and its association with severity of anemia. 3 In response to the problem, the national Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MHFW) launched a nationwide Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) programme in January 2013-14 UNICEF India has been the partner of choice in supporting the universal roll-out of the programme in 14 major states in India.…”

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Assessment of anaemia in adolescent girls

Upadhye¹,

Upadhye²

2017

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: The world’s adolescent population is facing a series of serious nutritional challenges which are not only affecting their growth and development but also their livelihood as adults. Yet, adolescents remain a largely neglected, difficult to measure and hard to reach population, in which the needs of adolescent girls in particular, are often ignored. Anemia in adolescent girls contributes to maternal and foetal mortality and morbidity in future. The objective of the study was to estimate the frequency of anemia among adolescent girls, to study the socio-demographic factors associated with anemia and to evaluate the cause and type of anaemia.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in an urban area in a school. A total of 300 girls (12-18 years) were included in this study. Statistical analysis was done using percentage, standard error of proportion, Chi-square test and student’s t-test.Results: The prevalence of anemia was found to be 90%. A significant association of anemia was found with socio-economic status and literacy status of parents. Mean height and weight of subjects with anemia was significantly less than subjects without anemia. A high prevalence of anemia among adolescent females was found, among those whose parents were less educated.Conclusions: The overall prevalence of anemia among adolescent females was found to be 90%. There is significant association of anemia with socio-economic status and parents' educational status. There is need to increase awareness of anemia in adolescent girls and parents.

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“…15,16 In spite of the number of interventions undertaken to combat anemia, its prevalence continues to be high in the adolescent population. In the light of the rapid sociodemographic transition in the country, many of the adolescents are living in urban areas.…”

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Prevalence and factors influencing anaemia among urban adolescent females, a cross sectional study

Poyyamozhi

Rushender

Reddy

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Despite many organized efforts by the government, adolescent anemia remains to be a major public health problem in India. The prevalence of anemia and factors influencing it in urban adolescent females is a relatively less studied aspect. Hence the current study is conducted with an objective of assessing the prevalence and factors influencing anemia among adolescent school girls living in an urban locality. Methods: The current study was a community-based cross sectional study conducted in the selected schools and colleges of Permabalur town, south India, in the field practice area of Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital between June to December 2017. Total 373 adolescent girls selected by multistage simple random sampling were included in the study. The hemoglobin was assessed by cyanmethemoglobin method. Results: The prevalence of anaemia among urban adolescent girls was 41.1% (95% CI 0.36-0.46). The proportion of mild and moderate anaemia was 37% and 4.10% respectively and none had severe anaemia. Compared to upper middle class, the odds of anemia were 14.16 times more in the lower class (95% CI 4.54-44.12, p<0.001). Compared to scanty/normal bleeding, the odds of anemia were 2.943 (95% CI 1.4-3.87 p<0.05) more in girls with heavy bleeding. Age, upper lower or lower middle socio-economic strata, religion, type of family and menstrual irregularity did not have any statistically significant association with anemia. Conclusions: Anemia is highly prevalent among adolescent girls and there is a need to intensify efforts all levels to reduce the prevalence of anemia.

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Determinants of nutritional anemia in adolescents

Abstract: Folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies are more common than iron deficiency in anemic adolescents. Low dietary intake of these nutrients seems to be a significant determinant of their deficiencies.

Cited by 46 publications

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Anemia prevalence in adolescent school going girls

Anemia prevalence in adolescent school going girls

Assessment of anaemia in adolescent girls

Prevalence and factors influencing anaemia among urban adolescent females, a cross sectional study

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