Anaemia is the most widespread nutrition problem in the world and has predominance in developing countries like India, particularly in children and women. The main objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of anaemia and its correlation to variables such as age, gender and body mass index of Adi-karnataka women's of Mysore city. Adi-Karnataka is one of the predominant Scheduled Caste of Karnataka state. A total 523 women's are randomly selected in the age group of <10 to 90 years were included in this study. Blood was collected by finger prick and the haemoglobin was determined by cyanmethaemoglobin method. A preplanned questionnaire was used to collect the health details of the women's. Prevalence of anaemia as per the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended cut-off value of haemoglobin, among these women's was 55.8%. The frequency of the prevalence of anaemia was significantly higher amongst these population of women's. Results of the study population reveal that 55.8% (292) were anemic and normal were 44.1% (231), Therefore our study results suggest that the women's should bescreened periodically and appropriate measures should be taken.
Anaemia, body mass index, haemoglobin, female population
