Enormity of iron deficiency anaemia and haematological indices in Primary and secondary school going children in central rural Gujarat, India

Authors

  • Aboli Patil
  • Rajanish Meti
  • Swapnil C R
  • Mahesh Parappagoudra
  • Parikshit Kumar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47552/ijam.v12i4.2243

Keywords:

Anemia, Survey study, school going children, Gujarat, Limda

Abstract

Anemia is one of the associated and underlying health conditions observed in large number of school going children of rural India. National Family Health Survey (NHFS) data published by Government of Indiaindicates increased prevalence ofanaemia in children of rural India. In the present study, children of government school of the Waghodia tehsil, Vadodara district Gujarat were surveyed. A cross sectional study was conducted to survey 500 children of either genderaccording to WHO gradation as normal range (12.6 ± 0.54 gm/dl); mild anemia (11.01 ± 0.58gm/dl) and moderate anemia(9.11 ± 0.3gm/dl).Observations indicated that, 20.6%, 74.8% and 4.6%children were in normal or above normal range, mild anemia and moderate anemia respectively. Overall79.4% of children have anemia.  It reveals the escalating magnitude of prevalence of IDA in rural Gujarat. Prevalence is more in 9-11 age group (56%). Gender wise distribution shows mild and moderate anemia in 305 (80.9%) and 14 (3.7%) respectively amongst 377 male children; whereas mild anemia and moderate anemia in 305 (80.9%) and 14 (3.7%) respectively amongst 123 female children. In nutshell, prevalence of anemia is prominent in children of age group in different rural parts of Gujarat. 

Author Biographies

Aboli Patil

Associate Professor, Department of Kaumarbhritya, Dr.D.Y.Patil college of Ayurved & Research centre, Pimpri, Pune - 411018. PhD scholar, Department of Kaumarbhritya, Parul Institute of Ayurved, Parul University, Limda, Vadodara, Gujarat. 

Rajanish Meti

Professor and HOD, Department of Kaumarbhritya, BVVS Ayurvedic Medical college, Bagalkot, Karnataka. 

 

Swapnil C R

Associate Professor, Department of Kaumarbhritya, Parul Institute of Ayurved, Parul University, Limda, Vadodara,Gujarat. 

 

Mahesh Parappagoudra

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Panchakarma, Parul Institute of Ayurved, Parul University, Limda, Vadodara,Gujarat.

Parikshit Kumar

Assistant Professor, Department of Kaumarbhritya,WTM Ayurvedic college, Amroha, Uppar Pradesh. 

 

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Published

31-12-2021

How to Cite

Patil, A., Meti, R., C R, S., Parappagoudra, M. ., & Kumar, P. (2021). Enormity of iron deficiency anaemia and haematological indices in Primary and secondary school going children in central rural Gujarat, India. International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine, 12(4), 833–838. https://doi.org/10.47552/ijam.v12i4.2243

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