A cross-sectional study about knowledge, attitude and practice regarding anemia among school going adolescent girls in Naila, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI:10.1515/ijamh-2024-0172

Mamta Garg, Sunil Singh Rathore, Vedant Garg, Raghvendra Bagla

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Abstract

Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding anaemia and to find out health-seeking behaviour about anaemia among school going adolescent girls.

Methods: A community based cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 300 adolescent schoolgirls.

Results: The present study observed that the maximum proportion of the study participants were in the age group of 17-19 years 173 (57.7 %), followed by 14-16 years 113 (37.7 %), and 10-13 years of age group were 14 (4.6 %). The maximum proportion of the study participants were from General Category 135 (45 %), followed by OBC Category 83 (27.7 %), and SC/ST Category 82 (27.3 %). The majority of the fathers of study participants were literate (approx. 85 %). Illiteracy was present only in 46 (15.33 %), education level up to primary was 101 (33.67 %), middle 56 (18.67 %), secondary 43 (14.33 %).

Conclusions: Rural adolescent girls are prone to anaemia there was adequate knowledge but moderate attitude and inadequate practiceEducation level of participants, mother's education level, and socio-economic status had a major influence on the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding anaemia.

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一项关于拉贾斯坦邦斋浦尔奈拉学龄少女关于贫血的知识、态度和行为的横断面研究。

目的：评估关于贫血的知识、态度和行为水平，并查明学龄少女关于贫血的求医行为。方法：采用基于社区的横断面描述性研究，对300名在校女生进行调查。结果：本研究观察到，研究参与者中17-19岁年龄组的比例最大，为173(57.7 %)，其次是14-16岁年龄组的113(37.7 %)，10-13岁年龄组的14（4.6 %）。研究参与者的最大比例来自普通类135(45 %)，其次是OBC类83（27.7 %）和SC/ST类82（27.3 %）。研究参与者的大多数父亲都是识字的(大约。85 %)。文盲只有46人（15.33 %），小学以下教育水平为101人（33.67 %），中等教育水平为56人（18.67 %），中学教育水平为43人（14.33 %）。结论：农村少女易发生贫血，对贫血的认识不足，态度温和，行为不充分，参与者的受教育程度、母亲的受教育程度、社会经济地位对贫血的认识、态度和行为有重要影响。

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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.