Prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls in rural area of District Meerut, U.P.
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2001-01-29
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The prevalence of anaemia in 504 adolescent girls (10-18 yrs) representing 24 subcentre villages of Daurala block of Meerut was 34.5%. The prevalence of mild, moderate and severe anaemia among adolescent girls was 19.0%, 14.0% and 1.4% respectively. Majority (55.2%) were having mild anaemia and only 4.0% had severe anaemia. Anaemia was found to be significantly associated with educational status (P < 0.05), birth order (P < 0.05), awareness regarding anaemia (P < 0.05) and marital & obstetric status (P < 0.05) with no association with age, anthropometry and menarcheal age (P > 0.05).
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Rawat CM, Garg SK, Singh JV, Bhatnagar M, Chopra H, Bajpai SK. Prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls in rural area of District Meerut, U.P. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2001 Jan-Mar; 45(1): 24-6