Anemia among adolescent girls in Shimla hills of north India: Does BMI and onset of menarche have a role.

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dc.contributor.authorGupta, Anmol
dc.contributor.authorParashar, Anupam
dc.contributor.authorThakur, Anita
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Deepak
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-12T06:52:30Z
dc.date.available2013-08-12T06:52:30Z
dc.date.issued2012-05
dc.description.abstractBackground: Anemia is a global public health problem. Adolescents are vulnerable to iron deficiency because of increased iron requirements related to rapid growth. Aims and Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls and to study whether anemia is associated with body mass index and the attainment of menarche. Materials and Methds: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted in selected schools of Shimla district. One thousand five ninety-six (10-19 yrs old) school girls were included in the study. The study was conducted from June 2011 to May 2012 (1 year). Data analysis was done using SPSSS software version 18 for windows. Results: Prevalence of anemia was found to be 21.4%. It was seen that among the anemic adolescent girls, 77.3% had mild anemia, 21.9% had moderate anemia, and 0.5% had severe anemia. BMI and onset of menarche had no significant effect on the prevalence of anemia. In bivariate logistic regression, age and urban residence were significantly related to anemia. Conclusion: We observed a low prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls. We recommend that adolescents be screened periodically for anemia and multi-sectoral, community-based approach be adopted to combat this serious public health issue.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGupta Anmol, Parashar Anupam, Thakur Anita, Sharma Deepak. Anemia among adolescent girls in Shimla hills of north India: Does BMI and onset of menarche have a role. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2012 May-Jun; 66(5) 126-129.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/147829
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dc.source.urihttps://www.indianjmedsci.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5359;year=2012;volume=66;issue=5;spage=126;epage=130;aulast=Guptaen_US
dc.subjectAdolescent girlsen_US
dc.subjectanemiaen_US
dc.subjectbody mass indexen_US
dc.titleAnemia among adolescent girls in Shimla hills of north India: Does BMI and onset of menarche have a role.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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