EXCEL International Journal of Multidisciplinary Management Studies
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

Prevalence of anemia in college going youths in rural blocks of a dist. of Northern India

  • Author:
  • Ramesh Verma, Vinay Govilla, Kuldeep , Suresh Kanta, Meenakshi Kharb, Raj Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 15 to 22

*Medical Officer I/C, Rural Health Training Centre, CHC CHIRI, Dist. Rohtak

****Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, PGIMS, Rohtak

*****Associate professor, Department of Institute of Management Studies and Research (IMSAR), Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak

**Civil Surgeon, Dist. Rohtak

***Deputy Civil Surgeon Dist. Rohtak.

Online published on 18 June, 2013.

Abstract

What is the prevalence of Anemia in college going youths in rural blocks of a Dist. of Northren India?

To determine prevalence of Anemia in college going youths in rural blocks of a Dist. of NorthrenIndia.

Cross-sectional, descriptive

Government colleges for women in rural blocks(Meham, Sampla, Lakhanmajra) of Dist. Rohtak

Percentage, simple proportion, chi square test.

1227 college going young women.

The overall prevalence of anemia was 43.76%. 537 out of 1227young women had varying severity of anemia whileanemia was absent in 56.24% of the girls.Out of the 1227 girls, 356 (29%) were mildly anaemic, 137(11.16%) were moderately anaemic and 44(3.58%) were severely anaemic.

the present study revealed anemia to be a major health problem among the college going girls in rural areas in Northren India.

Keywords

Labour Productivity, Motivation, Allowance, Promotion, Education & Training