Jayant V. Upadhye|Jayshree J. Upadhye
Assessment of anaemia in adolescent girls
background worlds adolescent population facing series serious nutritional challenges affecting growth development also livelihood adults yet adolescents remain largely neglected difficult measure hard reach population needs adolescent girls particular often ignored anemia adolescent girls contributes maternal foetal mortality morbidity future objective study estimate frequency anemia among adolescent girls study sociodemographic factors associated anemia evaluate cause type anaemiamethods crosssectional survey conducted urban area school total 300 girls 1218 years included study statistical analysis done using percentage standard error proportion chisquare test students ttestresults prevalence anemia found 90 significant association anemia found socioeconomic status literacy status parents mean height weight subjects anemia significantly less subjects without anemia high prevalence anemia among adolescent females found among whose parents less educatedconclusions overall prevalence anemia among adolescent females found 90 significant association anemia socioeconomic status parents educational status need increase awareness anemia adolescent girls parents