Prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls in an urban slum of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Arya, Arun Kumar; Lal, Pavika; Kumar, Neeraj; Barman, Santosh Kumar

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2017.0616928062017

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“…Adolescent girls whose mothers attended at least secondary school were 59.6% less likely to develop anemia than adolescent girls whose mothers cannot read and write. Similar studies were reported in four populous villages of India and the urban slum of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, adolescent girls whose mothers were either illiterate or had only primary education developed anemia than their counterparts [ 32 , 33 ]. This is in contrast with the finding of the study in Nepal [ 26 ] and Kenya [ 15 ] where mother's educational status did not show significant association with anemia among adolescent girls.…”

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Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Secondary School Adolescent Girls in Jimma Town, Oromia Regional State, Southwest Ethiopia

Fentie

Wakayo

Gizaw

2020

Anemia

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Background. Anemia defined as a low blood hemoglobin concentration is public health importance. The adolescence age group is the most neglected in public health and nutrition research as priorities are usually given to pregnant women, lactating mothers, and their children less than 2 years. Current Ethiopian Food and Nutrition policy included adolescent girls in the most at-risk group for nutritional demands; however, only a few published studies have assessed a deficiency of anemia and associated factors to tackle the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition. Objective. To assess the prevalence of anemia and associated factors among high school adolescent girls in Jimma town. Methods. Data were collected from 528 secondary school adolescent girls by a school-based cross-sectional study design in Jimma town from 1/1/2019 to 1/2/2019, southwest Ethiopia. A multistage sampling technique was used to select the study participants. A portable battery-operated HemoCue Hb 301+ analyzer was used to measure the hemoglobin level, and then reading was classified as normal Hb ≥ 12 g\dl and anemic if the hemoglobin value <12 g/dl based on the WHO 2011 recommended cutoff points after adjustments to altitude was made. Bivariate analysis at p value ≤0.25 was considered as a candidate for multivariable logistic regression. Multivariable logistic regression was done to control for confounders and to identify factors independently associated with anemia. Level of statistical significance was declared at p<0.05. Results. A total of 528 adolescent girls were included in the study yielding a response rate of 95.8%. The prevalence of anemia was found to be 26.7%, 95% CI (22.7, 30.50). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, those living separately from their family (AOR = 4.430, 95% CI (2.20, 8.90)), low dietary diversity score (AOR = 3.57, 95% CI (1.88, 6.75)), menstrual bleeding more than 5 days (AOR = 2.25, 95% CI (1.17, 4.33)), and low economic status (AOR = 2.16, 95% CI (1.17, 4.33)) were positively associated factors with anemia and only having at least a secondary school in mother’s educational status AOR = 0.43, 95% CI (0.18, 0.97) was negatively associated with anemia in the study area. Conclusion. Prevalence of anemia among school adolescent girls was moderate public health importance according to the World Health Organization prevalence estimation of anemia. The living condition of the adolescent girls, dietary diversity score, duration of menses, and low economic status were positive predictor variables, whereas mothers who are being secondary school and above was a protective factor for anemia. Therefore, iron-rich and diversified food consumption should be given attention.

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Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Secondary School Adolescent Girls in Jimma Town, Oromia Regional State, Southwest Ethiopia

Fentie

Wakayo

Gizaw

2020

Anemia

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“…The reason for this could be the availability of better quality of food in higher socioeconomic classes. This is in consistence with a study by Chandrakumari, et al, 10 which showed that the prevalence of anemia was significantly high (70.59%) among the girls who belonged to class V, followed by class IV (50.49%) and class III (34.48%), similarly, a study by Arya AK, Lal P, Kumar N, Barman S. 17 showed that higher percentage of anemia was found in lower socio -economic class (85.3%) and upper lower class (83.3%). No participant belonged to upper class in the study.…”

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Background: Anemia is a condition characterized by reduction in the number of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin (Hb) concentration. Anemia is a global public health problem affecting both developing and developed countries and has major consequences for human health as well as social and economic development. Objectives: To study the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of anemia among Adolescent (13-19 years) girl students Methodology: The present study cross sectional study was conducted among 200 adolescents (13-19 years) girls studying 8std-12std in government school Raichur. The data collected was entered in Microsoft excel and analyzed using epi-info software and SPSS trial version 17. Results: Mild anemia (Hb 11-11.9gram percent) was present in 8 (16%) girls, moderate anemia (Hb 7-10.9 gram percent) in 37 (74%) girls and severe anemia (Hb < 7 gram percent) in 5 (10%) girls. About 116(58%) were between 17-19 years of them 28 (24.2%) had anemia. There was association between anemia and socioeconomic status, anemia and type of family in our study. 32% had illiterate father compared to 68% literate father with p value 0.034 (which is not statically significant), but majority of them i.e 84% had illiterate mother and only 16% had literate mother. Conclusion: Anemia prevalence is noted in our study as 25% with moderate anemia as 74%. Microcytic hypochromic anemia 60% was noted followed by normocytic normochromic 30%, macrocytic normochromic 10%. High risk factors were students belonging to low socioeconomic groups.

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“…Similar studies were reported in four populous villages of India and the urban slum of Kanpur, UP, India, adolescent girls whose mothers were either illiterate or had only primary education developed anaemia than their counterparts. 13 In this study prevalence of anaemia was significantly associated with lower socio economic status (p<0.01). In contrary, a study conducted by Siva et al showed that prevalence of anaemia was more or less equally distributed in all socio-economic category, with highest among upper class 33% and least among upper lower class with 20.5%.…”

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A study on prevalence and risk factors associated with anaemia among school going adolescent girls in Chargawan block of Gorakhpur district

Singh

Tiwari

Sampriya

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Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Adolescent anaemia is most common nutritional problem affecting the reproductive period, pregnancy and childbirth. Although there are several epidemiological studies to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with anaemia among adolescent girls in India, but limited data regarding the prevalence and risk factors associated with anaemia in adolescent girls of Eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) is available. To estimate the prevalence of anaemia among school going adolescent girls in Chargawan block of Gorakhpur district of UP and to study specific factors like sociodemographic factors, dietary factors and menstrual factors.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the government higher secondary schools of Chargawan block, district Gorakhpur, UP. A total of 430 adolescent females (10-19 years old) were included in this study. The study took place from September 2019 to August 2020. In most of cases Chi-square test was applied as test of significance for comparing. Microsoft excel 2010 and statistical calculator has been used for statistical calculation.Results: The prevalence of anaemia found from this study was 61.39%. The statistically significant risk factors associated with anaemia were age, nuclear family, low socio-economic status, high intake of junk food; low intake of green leafy vegetables, citrus fruit, no iron folic acid intake and menorrhagia.Conclusions: A high prevalence of anaemia among adolescent females was found, which was higher in nuclear family, low socio economic strata; girls who were consuming less citrus fruits, less green leafy vegetables, more junk food and not taking any iron folic acid (IFA) supplement.

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Prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls in an urban slum of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Secondary School Adolescent Girls in Jimma Town, Oromia Regional State, Southwest Ethiopia

Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Secondary School Adolescent Girls in Jimma Town, Oromia Regional State, Southwest Ethiopia

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