Study of Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Hospitalised Children in Tertiary Care Centre

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dc.contributor.authorGugloth, Shireeshaen_US
dc.contributor.authorOtiv, Madhumitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPandit, Ananden_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T07:52:24Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T07:52:24Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.description.abstractBackground: Anemia prevalence in young children con?nues to remain over 70% in most parts of India and Asia. In developing countries like India,anemia is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in children under 5 years of age. In public health terms, Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a very important causa?ve factor for childhood anemia. Materials & Methods: A prospec?ve observa?onal study was conducted on hospitalized children in ter?ary care center. All children between 1 month to 18 years of age were admi?ed in Pediatric ward were taken to the study for 1.5 years study period. Results: Total number pa?ents admi?ed in pediatric ward were 1280 out of which 812 were enrolled for the study, out of which 522 pa?ents have been studied in detail as they had iron deficiency anemia. The total prevalence in our study period is 65.64%. Our analysis showed that males outnumbered females with sex ra?o of Male: Female is1.76:1. This study shows that the children of 1 month to 5 years is 361 which are 69.1%, children of age 5-12years are 123 which is 23.6%, children of age 12-18years are 38 which is 7.3%. We observed that the most common age group involved is less than 5 years which is significant. The e?ology of the hospitaliza?on has been studied, out of which Lower respiratory infec?ons were more common. Conclusion: This study revealed that the prevalence of IDA in under 5 years is more common than in other age groups. Children with anemia and those with iron deficiency anemia were found to be more suscep?ble to lower respiratory tract infec?ons.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor,Department of Paediatrics, Prathima Ins?tute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telanganaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPaediatric Intensivist,Department of Paediatrics, KEM hospital, Puneen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHead , Department of Paediatrics, KEM hospital, Puneen_US
dc.identifier.citationGugloth Shireesha, Otiv Madhumita, Pandit Anand. Study of Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Hospitalised Children in Tertiary Care Centre. Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences. 2022 Apr; 10(1): 95-98en_US
dc.identifier.issn2348-229X
dc.identifier.issn2348-1447
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218968
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherPrathima Institute of Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume10en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.47799/pimr.1001.18en_US
dc.subjectAnemiaen_US
dc.subjectPaediatricsen_US
dc.subjectPrevalanceen_US
dc.titleStudy of Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Hospitalised Children in Tertiary Care Centreen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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