Prevalence of anemia among school going adolescents of Chandigarh.

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dc.contributor.authorBasu, Sabitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBasu, Srikantaen_US
dc.contributor.authorHazarika, Ranjitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorParmar, Veenaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-06-05en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T05:29:11Z
dc.date.available2005-06-05en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T05:29:11Z
dc.date.issued2005-06-05en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to assess the prevalence of anemia and determine serum ferritin status among 1120 apparently healthy adolescents (12 to 18 years) sampled from 11 city and 2 rural schools in Chandigarh. All the boys and the girls were subjected to anthropometric examination and hemoglobin estimation. The estimation of hemoglobin was done by cyanmethemoglobin method. Serum ferritin was estimated by ELISA (UB1 Magiwel enzyme immuno assay) method in 183 students. The overall prevalence of anemia calculated as per WHO Guidelines was significantly higher among girls (23.9%) as compared to boys (odds ratio--3.75, 95% CI--2.59 to 5.43, P < 0.01). Anemia was observed more in rural (25.4%) as compared to urban (14.2%) adolescents (OR--0.49, 95% CI--0.34 to 0.70, P < 0.01). Iron stores estimated by serum ferritin in 183 subjects were deficient in 81.7% and 41.6% of the adolescent girls and boys, respectively.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India. srikantabasu@hotmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationBasu S, Basu S, Hazarika R, Parmar V. Prevalence of anemia among school going adolescents of Chandigarh. Indian Pediatrics. 2005 Jun; 42(6): 593-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/11194
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.neten_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAnemia, Iron-Deficiency --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAnthropometryen_US
dc.subject.meshCatchment Area (Health)en_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assayen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFerritins --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshHemoglobins --metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of anemia among school going adolescents of Chandigarh.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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