Correlational study on occurrence of anemia and nutritional status among adolescent girls

Good nutrition is essential for maintaining life. World wide there are 1.2 billion adolescents aged between 12–19 yrs. Among these 30% are anemic. Anemia has high prevalence rate in India mainly among women of child bearing age & young children. A descriptive study was conducted to determine the occurrence of anemia in adolescent girls and its relationship with nutritional status. The results revealed that 45% of the subjects were anemic & 91% were undernourished.