1Assistant Professor, Community Medicine, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon, Kh. (MS)
2Associate Professor, Community Medicine, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon, Kh. (MS)
3Divisional Medical Officer, Central Railway hospital, Bhusawal (MS)
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Hina Kausar Assistant Professor, Community Medicine, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon Kh.(MS)
Online published on 31 October, 2013.
Anaemia is one of the most frequently observed nutritional deficiency disease in the world today.
To know the epidemiological profile of anaemia in working women.
Grades of anaemia, type of work and socio economic status of the working women
Proportion, Chi square test.
High prevalence of anaemia was observed in women working in administrative section 23 (82.10%) followed by sweepers 75 (73.5%) and nurses 96 (68.5%). The difference was found to be statistically significant (x2=30.9, d.f =3, p=0.00000089). It was observed that anaemia was more prevalent in lower class (83.63%) as compared to upper class (53.33%). The difference was found to be statistically significant (x2 = 21.1, d.f.=2,p=0.0000262).
To conduct prophylactic programs for the prevention of anaemia and nutritional education in the community as a whole and working women to bring out behaviour change.
Mild, Moderate and Severe anaemia
