Volume : 6, Issue : 7, July - 2017

Knowledge regarding Prevention and Management of Anemia among adolescent girls.

Gracy S. , N. Junior Sundresh

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Introduction: </span></b><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Anemia is a major health problem in the world today. Adolescent girls are particularly prone to get iron deficiency anemia because of the increased demand of iron by the body. <b>Aim:</b> To assess the knowledge regarding prevention and management of anemia among adolescent girls. <b>Method:</b> Descriptive study was conducted at Nehru Nagar in Bhadravathi. The sample size includes 60 adolescent girls selected by convenient sampling technique. Designed questionnaire was used to collect data. <b>Results:</b> The results showed that majority of adolescent girls (57%) had inadequate knowledge, only (43%) had moderate level of knowledge and none of the adolescent girls had adequate knowledge. regarding prevention and management of anemia. <b>Conclusion: </b>Diet counseling should receive higher priority, periodic de-worming once in every 6 months, maintaining hygienic practices and regular hemoglobin screening tests to identify the anemia in early stages are the means to prevent anemia.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>