Prevalence Of Types Of Anemia In Pediatric Population – An Observational Study
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2016, Vol 11, Issue 2
Abstract
Anemia is a very serious health problem in India and most common nutritional problems in many parts of the world. We estimated the different types of prevalence of anemia in children, an observational study. We collected data from 140 pediatric patients. The study had been conducted for six months and the required data was collected. We included 140 pediatric patients who are anemic irrespective of their gender and age. We documented the prevalence of different types of anemia, in which the iron deficiency is highly prevalent i.e., 37.85%.Our data shows that the mean age of the patients was 6.6±4.1 years (range 1-15 years). It was found that 53 (37.8%) patients have iron deficiency anemia which is highly prevalent, 15 (10.7%) patients have sickle cell anemia, 26 (18.5%) patients have severe anemia and hemolytic anemia, 18 (12.8%) patients have ßThalassemia minor and ß-Thalassemia major, 10 (7.14%) patients have sickle cell thalassemia, 8 (5.7%) patients have thrombocytopenia, 6 (4.2%) patients have nutritional anemia, 3 (2.1%) patients have vitamin B12 deficiency and 1 (0.71%) patients have hemophilia-VIII factor. The present investigation might help the clinicians to initiate good treatment to reach the treatment goals. Thus, it is recommended that children should be monitored regularly to avoid complications and mortality.
Authors and Affiliations
Amulya Yalagandula, Ramya Krishna Alabotharam1, Surender Kagithapu, Nagesh Adla, Sudhakar Ajmeera2, Goverdhan Pucchakayala, B. S. Sharavana Bhava1, Balram. B, Amulya Reddy Gade1
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