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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION
Anaemia is one of the most important global health A low level of Haemoglobin among adolescent girls
problems among the adolescents and more than two was found, which was higher in low economic strata.
billion people worldwide are estimated to have It was seen that low level of iron affects overall
anaemia, with majority coming from the developing nutritional status of adolescent girls.Iron-deficiency
girls.Iron
countries like India. Its adverse health consequences anaemia is the most common type of nutritional
affect people of all age-groups
groups and can result from anaemia which results from long-term
long negative iron
non-nutritional
nutritional and nutritional factors. It is balance and is responsible for approximately 50% of
categorized as one of the 10 most serious health all anaemia. It is a severe stage of iron shortage in
problems by the WHO. A comparative survey was which haemoglobin (or haematocrit) falls below the
conducted in schools of rural area and urban area of normal range. It is more widespread and severe in
Valsad district.
t. Total 100 adolescent's girls of 16 yrs young children and women of reproductive age but it
old (50 from rural area and 50 from urban area were can be found in people of any age-group.
age Deficiency
included in the study. The girls were supplemented 50 of iron usually develops slowly and is not clinically
gm of dates balls for 48 days and the haemoglobin evident until anaemia becomes severe. (Killip et al.,
was estimated using Sahli’s method. The results 2007) Acceleratedted development, hormonal changes,
indicate that
hat the desirable Hb level was increased malnutrition, and starting of menstrual periods in girls
from 60% to 87% in the rural area school subjects and are the major causes of iron-deficiency
iron anaemia
63% to 93% Hb level was increased in urban area during adolescence, which may also lead to impaired
school subjects. Less than 10 haemoglobin value perception and learning difficulties.
increased from 34.8% to 69% in the pre and post
blood test results.
s. 96% of the total subjects Hb Values Adolescence
cence is characterized by a large growth spurt
were increased after supplementation of Iron Rich and the acquisition of adult phenotypes and biologic
date ball. Study can be conclude that iron rich Dates rhythm. During this period, iron requirement increases
balls supplementation for a period of 48 days showed dramatically in both boys & girls as a result of the
a positive impact on serum Iron level. It also expansion of total volume, the increase in lean body
improved the blood haemoglobin status of subjects. mass & the onset of menses in young females. The
The study could atleast generate the awareness among overall iron requirement increases from a
the parents as well as the adolescent girl in rural and preadolescent level of approximately 0.7-0.9mg
0.7 fe/d
urban area schools of Valsad district. to as much as 2.2mg fe/d or perhaps more in heavily
menstruating young women. (Brotanek et al., 2007)
KEYWORDS: Iron deficiency Anemia,
Adolesecence, Daily Feeding, Haemoglobin Iron deficiency anemia is the most common
nutritional deficiency worldwide. It can cause reduced
work capacity in adult and impair motor and mental
Pre HB
Rural Adolescent Girls Hb level (g%) Post HB
16
14
Haemoglobin (g%)
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Pre HB
Urban Adolescent Girls Hb (g%) Post HB
16
14
Haemoglobin (g%)
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Haemoglobin (g%)
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Rural
Rural and Urban Post Hb (g%) Urban
16
14
12
Haemoglobin (g%)
10
8
6
4
2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
About 97% of participants included in this study were supplementation regimen among urban-slum, rural,
early adolescents (16yrs) while 3% being later and tribal girls of Nashik district, Maharashtra, India,
adolescents (17 yrs). 85.3% were from nuclear using cluster sampling techniques. The result revealed
families, 31.5% of those belonged to families earning that the overall prevalence of anemia came down
between INR 3000-5000. 39.8% of participants’ significantly to 54.3% from 65.3% after
parents were unskilled labourers, majority of them administration of iron supplement. The decline was
possessed high school education. 86.75% of statistically significant in tribal girls (48.6% from
participants had attained menarche, 13.3% had high 68.9%) and among rural girls (51.6% from 62.8%) but
menstrual bleeding. 81.6% of girls were non- not among urban slum girls. The study concluded that
vegetarian. Bivariate analysis shows significant weekly supplementation of iron to adolescent girls
association with type of family, weight, mother’s should be started to correct the iron stores of a woman
educational status, type of school and diet pattern. before she becomes pregnant.
The study was conducted by Deshmukh P R (2008) A study was done by Sen A (2006), Department of
in India to assess the effectiveness of a weekly iron- Food and Nutrition, M.S University of Baroda,
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