Burden and awareness of anemia among adolescent girls of residential school in Telangana.

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health Pub Date : 2024-10-02 eCollection Date: 2024-10-01 DOI:10.1515/ijamh-2024-0072

Bhushan D Kamble, Remya Mary John, Chandralekha Kona, Mounika Reddy, Rashmi Kundapur, Neeraj Agarwal

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Objectives: Adolescence is an important transition phase and the burden of anemia among adolescent school-going children is not well explored. The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of anemia among school-going adolescent girls and to explore their awareness on anemia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 217 adolescent girls studying in a residential school of Bibinagar village, Telangana. A pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire was administered to collect the data. Hemoglobin (Hb) was estimated using TrueHb. Data was entered into excel and was analyzed using SPSS software version 21.

Results: The mean (±SD) age of the adolescent girls was 13.8 (±0.99) years. About 74.2 % of the girls were in 12-14 years' age group. About 91.7 % had attained menarche. The prevalence of anemia was 81.6 % with a mean (±SD) Hb of 9.5 (±2.7) g/dl among adolescent girls. Among the adolescent girls, 32.7 % had severe anemia, 31.8 % had moderate anemia and 17.1 % had mild anemia. About 86.2 % adolescent girls had heard of anemia while 60.8 % adolescent girls felt that anemia is preventable and only 27.6 % were aware about iron-rich foods. About 38 % of adolescent girls were not aware of any causes of anemia.

Conclusions: The prevalence of anemia was very high among the school-going adolescent girls of rural Telangana. The awareness regarding causes of anemia and iron-rich foods was low among study adolescent girls. Thus, there is a dire need to conduct frequent Test, Treat and Talk (T3) Anemia camps in schools through district school health program.

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特兰甘纳邦寄宿学校少女对贫血的负担和认识。

目的：青春期是一个重要的过渡阶段，而青春期学龄儿童的贫血负担却没有得到很好的探讨。本研究旨在确定在校少女的贫血患病率，并探讨她们对贫血的认识：方法：本研究对 Telangana 邦 Bibinagar 村一所寄宿学校的 217 名少女进行了横断面研究。为收集数据，我们发放了一份经过预先测试的半结构式问卷。使用 TrueHb 估算血红蛋白（Hb）。数据输入 excel，并使用 SPSS 软件 21 版进行分析：少女的平均年龄（±SD）为 13.8（±0.99）岁。约 74.2% 的少女年龄在 12-14 岁之间。约 91.7% 的女孩已初潮。少女贫血率为 81.6%，平均（±SD）血红蛋白为 9.5 (±2.7) g/dl。其中，32.7%的少女患有重度贫血，31.8%患有中度贫血，17.1%患有轻度贫血。约 86.2 % 的少女听说过贫血，60.8 % 的少女认为贫血是可以预防的，只有 27.6 % 的少女了解富含铁的食物。约 38% 的少女不知道贫血的任何原因：结论：特兰加纳农村地区在校少女的贫血患病率非常高。结论：特兰加纳农村地区的在校女生贫血率很高，但她们对贫血原因和富含铁质食物的认识却很低。因此，亟需通过地区学校健康计划，在学校中经常开展贫血测试、治疗和谈话（T3）活动。

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International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health (IJAMH) provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination of new information in the field of adolescence. IJAMH is a peer-reviewed journal that covers all aspects of adolescence. Manuscripts will be reviewed from disciplines all over the world. The International Editorial Board is dedicated to producing a high quality scientific journal of interest to researchers and practitioners from many disciplines. Topics Medicine and Clinical Medicine Health issues Adolescents Hygiene and Environmental Medicine.