Manuscript Number : IJSRST15146
To Assess the Knowledge of Anaemia Among Studied Population of Shimla Hills
Authors(4) :-Dr. Harinder Singh, Dr. Hardeep Singh Gill, Dr. Gurmanpreet, Dr. B. P Gupta Anaemia is one of the major public health problems, affecting both sexes and all ages. It adversely affects the cognitive performance, behaviour, and physical growth of infants, preschool and school-aged children. In view of the immense public health consequences of anaemia this study was conducted in the field practice areas of Department of Community Medicine, IGMC, Shimla, for a period of one year. A total of 421 girls were studied. They were clinically examined, & predesigned & pre tested proformas were filled up. Haemoglobin assessment was done using Filter paper Cyanmethemoglobin technique. It was concluded that girls who were aware about sources of iron rich diet, adverse effect of anaemia on academic performance and increased requirement of iron by the girls, were less likely to be anaemic.
Dr. Harinder Singh Anaemia, Cyanmethemoglobin, Haemoglobin, Nutrition, folic acid, vitamin B12
Publication Details
Published in : Volume 1 | Issue 4 | September-October 2015 Article Preview
Department of Community Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital, Banur, Rajpura, Punjab, India
Dr. Hardeep Singh Gill
Department of General Surgery, Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital, Banur, Rajpura, Punjab, India
Dr. Gurmanpreet
Department of Biochemistry, Adesh University, Bathinda, Punjab, India
Dr. B. P Gupta
Department of Community Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital, Banur, Rajpura, Punjab, India
Date of Publication : 2015-10-25
License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 43-48
Manuscript Number : IJSRST15146
Publisher : Technoscience Academy
Journal URL : https://ijsrst.com/IJSRST15146
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