Prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls in rural area of District Meerut, U.P.

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dc.contributor.authorRawat, C Men_US
dc.contributor.authorGarg, S Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, J Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorBhatnagar, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorChopra, Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorBajpai, S Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned2001-01-29en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T11:14:09Z
dc.date.available2001-01-29en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T11:14:09Z
dc.date.issued2001-01-29en_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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).en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Community Medicine, L L R M Medical College, Meerut.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRawat 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): 24-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/110444
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomenaen_US
dc.subject.meshAnemia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAwarenessen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshEducational Statusen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshRural Populationen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls in rural area of District Meerut, U.P.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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