1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon, Khurd, (M.S.)
2Epidemiologist, HFWTC, Aurangabad, (M.S.)
3Associate Professor, Community Medicine, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College and Hospital, Jalgaon, Kh., (M.S.), India
*Corresponding Author: Dr Bhagwan Gamaji Ambhore, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon Khurd (M.S.)
Online published on 31 October, 2013.
Anemia is one of the most prevalent nutritional deficiency diseases in India and despite of all preventable measures there is slight increase in the prevalence of the same.
to assess the prevalence of anemia in teenage mothers.
Expressed in simple terms of Proportion.
More than fifty percent mothers were found suffering from ten or less than ten gm. Of hemoglobin.
There is an urgent need of nutrition education with emphasis in adequate dietary intake and regular iron supplementation is recommended for correction of anemia.
Nutrition education, Iron intake
