Indian adolescents' perceptions of anaemia and its preventive measures: Aqualitative study.

IF 2.4 Q3 NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Journal of Nutritional Science Pub Date : 2024-02-16 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1017/jns.2024.4
Neha Rathi, Sangeeta Kansal, Aryan Raj, Nikitha Pedapanga, Immanuel Joshua, Anthony Worsley
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High prevalence of anaemia is a severe public health problem in several low- and middle-income countries like India. A qualitative inquiry was designed to understand the perceptions of adolescents regarding anaemia and anaemia prevention measures. Convenience sampling was employed to recruit 39 adolescents (19 girls; 20 boys) from Tikari, India. Interviews were carried out in the local language, audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Hemoglobin concentration was also assessed from a single drop of capillary blood using the HemoCue, and the participants were asked to share their Science/Biology and Home Science textbooks. Interview data was analysed thematically. Descriptive statistics were used to examine the distributions of the hemoglobin data while textbooks were analysed using content analysis to verify the coverage of anaemia and anaemia-related matter. Seven themes were identified: (i) Poor understanding of the term anaemia; (ii) Minimal discussion about anaemia in classroom; (iii) Limited knowledge about symptoms of anaemia; (iv) Limited awareness about prevention and cure of anaemia; (v) Perception of iron folic acid and deworming tablets among students; (vi) Lack of contribution of health workers in the prevention of anaemia; (vii) No knowledge of 'Anemia free India' programme. More than half of the sample had anaemia (16.7% mild anaemia, 33.3% moderate anaemia, 2.8% severe anaemia). Content analysis revealed that there was limited discussion about anaemia in both Home Science and Science textbooks. Behavioural interventions should focus on inculcating healthy culinary and dietary practices and addressing the gaps in knowledge and understanding of anaemia and its prevention among adolescents.

印度青少年对贫血及其预防措施的看法:定量研究。
在印度等一些中低收入国家,贫血症的高发病率是一个严重的公共卫生问题。为了了解青少年对贫血和贫血预防措施的看法,我们设计了一项定性调查。研究采用便利抽样的方法,从印度蒂卡里招募了 39 名青少年(19 名女孩;20 名男孩)。访谈以当地语言进行,并进行录音和逐字记录。此外,还使用 HemoCue 对一滴毛细血管血液中的血红蛋白浓度进行了评估,并要求参与者分享他们的科学/生物学和家政学教科书。对访谈数据进行了专题分析。描述性统计用于检查血红蛋白数据的分布情况,而教科书则采用内容分析法进行分析,以核实贫血和与贫血相关的内容的覆盖面。确定了七个主题(i) 对 "贫血症 "一词理解不深;(ii) 课堂上对贫血症的讨论极少;(iii) 对贫血症症状的了解有限;(iv) 对贫血症的预防和治疗认识不足;(v) 学生对叶酸铁和驱虫药片的认识不足;(vi) 卫生工作者在预防贫血症方面的贡献不足;(vii) 对 "无贫血印度 "计划一无所知。一半以上的样本患有贫血症(16.7%轻度贫血,33.3%中度贫血,2.8%重度贫血)。内容分析显示,家政学和科学教科书中关于贫血症的讨论都很有限。行为干预措施应侧重于灌输健康的烹饪和饮食习惯,解决青少年对贫血及其预防的认识和理解方面的差距。
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Journal of Nutritional Science
Journal of Nutritional Science NUTRITION & DIETETICS-
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3.00
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91
审稿时长
7 weeks
期刊介绍: Journal of Nutritional Science is an international, peer-reviewed, online only, open access journal that welcomes high-quality research articles in all aspects of nutrition. The underlying aim of all work should be, as far as possible, to develop nutritional concepts. JNS encompasses the full spectrum of nutritional science including public health nutrition, epidemiology, dietary surveys, nutritional requirements, metabolic studies, body composition, energetics, appetite, obesity, ageing, endocrinology, immunology, neuroscience, microbiology, genetics, molecular and cellular biology and nutrigenomics. JNS welcomes Primary Research Papers, Brief Reports, Review Articles, Systematic Reviews, Workshop Reports, Letters to the Editor and Obituaries.
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