Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Anaemia among School Going Adolescent Girls of Rural Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

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Varsha Chaudhary
Malvika Rao
Rajendra Chaudhary
Rajat Jain
Ankit Chapran
Prashant Kumar
Sartaj Ahmad

Abstract

Back ground: Adolescent is a period of peak growth for boys and girls. Food and nutrition needs
proportionately higher during the growth spurt2. In country like India with varying social customs and
common beliefs against female, there is high prevalence of malnutrition among girls. If anaemic adolescent
girl became pregnant, it may increase both mortality and morbidity rate in both mother and infant i.e maternal
mortality rate and infant mortality rate. Material & Methods: The present quasi-experimental study was
conducted among school going adolescent girls of class 9th , 10th, 11th and 12th of Gurukul inter college,
Panchali. Data was collected on predesigned semi structured questionnaire which included details of socio
demographic variables like age, parent’s education and other details about knowledge regarding anaemia, its
causes and sources of iron.One week after the presentation again the knowledge of students was assessed on
the same set of questionnaire. Result: 31% were of 15 yrs, 30% were of 16 yrs. Knowledge about anaemia
before presentation was present in 76% students while it was 96% after presentation. 20% knows about the
sources of iron. 60% of the study subject were aware of programme related to anaemia Conclusion: Despite
the various measures taken by government of India to control anaemia in various groups the severity of
nutritional anaemia continues to remain a public health issue of great magnitude.

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Varsha Chaudhary

Professor,  Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

Malvika Rao

Non PG JR, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

Rajendra Chaudhary

Students of MBBS 2016 IIIrd Year, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

Rajat Jain

Students of MBBS 2016 IIIrd Year, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

Ankit Chapran

Students of MBBS 2016 IIIrd Year, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

Prashant Kumar

Students of MBBS 2016 IIIrd Year, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

Sartaj Ahmad

Asssocaite Professor, Medical Sociology, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut