A Cross Sectional Study to know Prevalence of Anemia among Young Girl Students
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2019, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
BackgroundThe prevalence of anemia is more in young girl students which is primarily due to improper nutrition intake;One of the common reasons for anemia among young girl is the increase prevalence of menstrual bleeding.The objective of our study was to study the anemia prevalence among girls studying in DMIMS. Material and Methods: Crossectional study was conducted among 100 BAMS girl students between the age 18-28 years in Mahatma Gandhi Ayurved Medical College and Research centre,Salod (H), DMIMS Wardha. Informed written consent was taken from the participant students.WHO criteria were taken for determining severity of anemia with determined hemoglobin (Hb) concentration. Result: Among the study subjects, 74% (n=100) had anemia as per the WHO criteria. When assessed by WHO criteria of anemia severity, out of the 74% anemic girl students, 58% were mildly anemic and only 16% were moderately anemicand no subject was found severely anemic. Majority of the anemic subjects had mild anemia. Study showed that 15% girl students were having bleeding more than 5 days and 47% subjects with 5 days bleeding during menstruation and 15% students were the victim of irregular menstrual cycle. In 13% students heavy menstrual bleeding was found and 19% students were having low appetite. These were some contributing factors for anemia. No any history was found regarding previous illness. Conclusion: Present study revealed that the anemia prevalenceamong DMIMS health science students to be 74% .The common reasons for anemia among young girls is the increase prevalence of menstrual bleeding and improper nutrition intake.The intervention needed are providing health education on the ill effect of anemia and the life style modification such as eating habits along with nutritional supplementation.
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Jagruti Chaple
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