scholarly journals A study on prevalence of anemia among antenatal females registered at rural health training centre, Budhi in district Kathua

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 258
Author(s):  
Nazuk Razdan ◽  
Sonika Sangra ◽  
Asha Kiran
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
World Population ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Training Centre ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Mild Anemia ◽  
Prevalence Of Anemia

Background: Anemia has been recognized as the most common form of nutritional deficiency worldwide, particularly in developing countries like India. Anemia is a public health problem in both developed and developing countries. It affects 1.62 billion people globally, which corresponds to 24.8% of the world population. Though anemia is easily treatable and preventable disease, it continues to be significantly associated with pregnancy. The aims of the study were to determine the magnitude of anemia in pregnant women according to severity and to find out association of anemia with different variables.Methods: The present study was a retrospective type of study which was conducted over a period of 2 years. A total of 109 antenatal females were registered over the period of 2 years.Results: The most common age group seen was 26-30 years (45%), majority of females were Hindu (95.4%) and belonged to lower socio-economic status (52.3%). The obstetrics history of the antenatal females’ shows, majority of them registered themselves in their 1st trimester (73.4%) and around 22.1% of the females had birth interval between 2-3 years, followed by 1-2 years. Majority of them had moderate anemia (82%), followed by mild anemia (10%). Only 1% of females had severe anemia while rest had no anemia (7%).Conclusions: This study revealed a high prevalence of anemia in antenatal females, irrespective of religion, socio-economic status, etc. anemia is found to be endemic in this region, due to various unfavorable socio-demographic factors. Strengthening of the existing adolescent and maternal health interventions focusing towards anemia screening and prevention among reproductive age group.

scholarly journals Burden of anemia in hospital attendees in Tayma general hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Prabakaran Jayaraman ◽  
Mohammad Alshay ◽  
Saad Eid Alanazi ◽  
Abdul Malik Hasan Al Maswari ◽  
Zakaria Hammad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Severe Anemia ◽  
Lower Margin ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mild Anemia ◽  
Prevalence Of Anemia

Background: Anemia, a low hemoglobin (Hb) status in the body is a serious nutritional public health problem in the world. It causes divergent morbidity and mortality in the affected population. Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (women ages 15-49 years) in Saudi Arabia was 40.30% in 2011. In this study, we attempted to explore the burden of anemia in Hospital attendees in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted with the laboratory hematological values of walk-in clients from January 2016 and February 2016. Client's sex, Hb, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC values were collected. Hb values categorized as mild anemia: Male: 11-12.9 gm/dl; Female: 11-11.9 g/dl., moderate anemia 8-11 gm/dl and severe anemia <8 g/dl. Data entry done was using Microsoft Excel and data analysis by STATA 15. Results: Out of total 2805 client's data, 49% (n=1377) were male and 51% (n=1428) were females. The mean Hb% was 12.31 g/dl (SD–2.54), 11.50 g/dl in females and 13.13 g/dl in males. The overall prevalence of anemia was 48.73% (CI: 46.87%-50.6%) as per WHO criteria and it was higher in females (45.53%, CI: 42.88-48.21) in men and 51.82% (CI: 49.19-54.44) in women). Severe anemia was also higher in women (Male: 2.76% vs. Females: 7.49%) while mild anemia was high in men (Male: 28.61% vs. Female: 17.79%). Prevalence of anemia was 25.6% and 40.7% if lower margin of Hb kept at 11 g/dl and 12 g/dl respectively. Conclusions: The prevalence of anemia in Tayma region was high which needs integrated intervention at different levels to improve Hb status in the community. 

scholarly journals An epidemiological study to assess unmet needs for family planning among married women in an urban slum area of Mumbai

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 4493
Author(s):  
Shalini Rawat ◽  
Ashwini Yadav ◽  
Meraj Gohar
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Training Centre ◽  
Unintended Pregnancies

Background: Unmet need is useful tool for monitoring family planning program and maternal health. Thus, reducing maternal mortality, unintended pregnancies and abortions. Use of modern contraceptives in 2017 prevented an estimated 308 million unintended pregnancies.Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among reproductive age (15-44 years) women attending general OPD in Urban health Training centre for a period of one month. Simple random sampling was used and sample size of 375 was taken. Data was analysed using SPSS software version 23.Results: Out of 375 women 85 (22.66%) were using contraceptives while 290 (77.34%) of women were not using any type of contraception. Total unmet need for spacing birth was 69 (18.4%) while for limiting birth was 98 (26.13%). Unmet need for spacing birth was highest 27 (26.21%) in age group of 20-25 years and unmet need for limiting birth was highest 10 (12.04%) in the age group of 30-35years. Educational status and socio-economic status of the women were found to be significantly associated with the unmet need. (50%) of women with no child and 24 (55.81%) women having one child had more need for spacing birth while women who had 2 children 26 (24.29%) had need for spacing and 41 (38.31%) had need for limiting births.Conclusions: The unmet need for contraception was found to be 44.53% which is much higher than the NFHS-4 data for urban Maharashtra i.e.11%. Appropriate measures should be taken for motivating couples to adopt the family planning methods specially among younger age women and economically backward groups

scholarly journals Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in rural Koppal: a study from teaching hospital, Koppal, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 3792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seema B. N.
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Peripheral Blood Smear ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
World Health ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Severe Anemia ◽  
Mild Anemia ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Prevalence Of Anemia

Background: Anemia is the nutritional deficiency disorder and 56% of all women living in developing countries are anaemic according to World Health Organization. India has the highest prevalence of anaemia and 20% of total maternal deaths are due to anemia. To determine the prevalence of anemia and factors influencing its causation among pregnant women.           Methods: This is the study of 1769 pregnant women which was conducted in a rural population of Koppal district, Karnataka, India, from June 2016 to November 2016 i.e. a period of 6 months. This longitudinal prospective observational study was conducted in the district hospital of Koppal. Anemia was classified as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) criteria. The diagnosis of anemia was undertaken by peripheral blood smear examination and standard hemoglobin estimation by shale’s method.Results: The average age of pregnant women was 23.5 years, ranging between 18 and 40 years. Most of the women belonged to below poverty line (BPL) families (84.6%) and Hindu religion (98%). Regarding education, 28.9% were illiterates. The mean haemoglobin level was found to be 8.95. Prevalence of anemia was 96.5% among the pregnant females in this region of rural Koppal. Out of these 22.47% had mild anemia, 56.30% had moderate anemia, 14.98% had severe anemia and 2.73% very severe anemia according to ICMR classification of anemia.Conclusions: High prevalence of anemia among pregnant women indicates anemia to be a major public health problem in the rural community and indicates strict implementation of National Nutrition Anemia prophylaxis programme. Factors such as socioeconomic status, education, birth interval, and gravida contribute to this high prevalence.

scholarly journals Values and Sex Behavior Attitude among Engineering College Students in Relation to Socio-economic Status

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mr. Ashok B. Patil ◽  
Dr. G. B. Chaudhari
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Sex Behavior ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Attitude Inventory ◽  
Management Students

Chakraborty T, Gupta D, Saha R (2017), Role of Psychological Predisposition on Employability of Management Students: Moderation Analysis through Soft Skills Training, International Journal of Indian Psychology, Volume 4, Issue 2,DIP: 18.01.172/20170402, DOI: 10.25215/0402.172In this era, the value and sex behaviour attitude of the Youth plays important role for the healthy society. The present study is conducted to investigate the values and sex behaviour attitude among engineering college students of Jalgaon city. Kamal Dvivedi and Shagufta Hafeez (1995) Values Scale and Dr Yashvir Singh (2004) Sex Behavior Attitude Inventory is used for the for the sample of 40 students of age group 18-22 years from engineering college of  Jalgaon City.

scholarly journals An epidemiological study of the prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity in women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years) group in an urban slum

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 2460
Author(s):  
Pratibha U. Mulik ◽  
Sudam R. Suryawanshi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Age Group ◽  
History Of

Background: After comparing data of NFHS-3 and 4, prevalence of overweight and obesity in women of an urban population almost doubled in 10 yr. So, the causes of increasing prevalence need to be studied as public health concern. Objective of the study is to determine prevalence of overweight and obesity among reproductive age group (15-49 years) of women in an urban slum of Mumbai.Methods: Total 220 women were selected among 11 sectors from A to K by simple random method and data collected by using validated questionnaire. WHO’s classification was used to classify as overweight and obese.Results: Out of 220 women participated in study, 14 (6.36%) were obese, 75 (34.09%) were overweight according to BMI and 17 (7.7%) were found to be obese according to waist to hip ratio. From the present study it was seen that age group of the women, socio economic class, education, history of hypothyroidism, family history of obesity, types of work women do, hours of television watching, calorie and fat intake, had a significant relationship with BMI, whereas physical exercise they used to do and tendency to sleep in the afternoon and hours of sleep in the night had non-significant relationship with BMI.Conclusions: Obesity and overweight is found to be a growing public health problem and can be preventable. Interventional measures include developing healthy eating habits, regular moderate physical exercise, sleeping habits, health camps for screening of overweight and obesity.

Suicide among refugees

2021 ◽  
pp. 543-552
Author(s):  
Lakshmi Vijayakumar ◽  
Sujit John ◽  
A.T. Jotheeswaran
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
Exposure To Trauma ◽  
Global Public Health Problem

Suicide is a global public health problem, with the majority of suicides occurring in low- and middle-income countries. The UNHCR reported that in 2017 there were 25.4 million refugees, with the majority (85%) being hosted by developing countries, which have limited infrastructure, healthcare systems, and are often politically and economically unstable. A review of suicidal behaviour among refugees reveals a prevalence of 3.4–40%. Female sex, higher education and socio-economic status, exposure to trauma, presence of psychological disorders, long stay in detention centres, and rejection of asylum status are associated with increased suicidal risk. Globally, data for rates of suicide among refugee groups are not available and any interventions to reduce suicide among refugees have received scant attention. A theoretical model for understanding suicide risk in refugees is proposed in this chapter and the possible interventions discussed.

Prevalence of anemia among tribal women of reproductive age-group in Wayanad district of Kerala

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 120 ◽  
Author(s):  
BM Shrinivasa ◽  
RekhaRachel Philip ◽  
VijayaKumar Krishnapali ◽  
Asha Suraj ◽  
PR Sreelakshmi
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Tribal Women ◽  
Reproductive Age Group ◽  
Prevalence Of Anemia

scholarly journals Intestinal parasites in Meche community in relation to their socio-economic status

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-24
Author(s):  
N. Dhakal ◽  
Janak Raj Subedi
Keyword(s):  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Taenia Solium ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Living Condition ◽  
P Value ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Development Committee ◽  
Village Development Committee

Background and Objectives: Intestinal parasites still establishes one of the important causes of public health problem in world, especially in developing countries like Nepal. The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in Meche community of Jalthal Village Development Committee of Jhapa district in relation to their socio-economic status. Material and Methods: Study was carried out during June to July 2017 in Meche community of Jalthal Village Development Committee of Jhapa district. A total of 150 human stool samples were randomly collected and examined using direct smear and concentration methods (sedimentation and flotation technique). Results: Among total samples the prevalence of intestinal parasites in Meche community was 27.33%. Prevalence rate in females were higher 32.47% than in males 21.91%. There was no significant difference in the distribution of parasites between male and female (χ2=1.6022, df=1, p value=0.2056). The prevalence of the parasites was maximum in the age group 21- 40 years (47.22%). Altogether 5 species of the intestinal parasites were detected. Among them Ascaris lumbricoides (19.33%) topped the list followed by Taenia solium (2.67%), Hookworm (2.67%), Entamoeba coli (2.67%) and Trichuris trichiura (2%). Conclusion: The high prevalence of infection in community seems directly related to un-hygienic living condition, unsafe drinking water, unhygienic food, lack of health education, poor sanitary condition and low socio-economic status help to increase the burden of the infection in the community.

scholarly journals Prevalence of anemia and iron profile among children and adolescent with low socio-economic status

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murti Andriastuti ◽  
Ganda Ilmana ◽  
Serra Avilia Nawangwulan ◽  
Kartika Anastasia Kosasih
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Children And Adolescent ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Iron Profile ◽  
Prevalence Of Anemia

scholarly journals Prevalence of Anemia among Women: A Hospital- Based Study in Eastern Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
Amar Kumar Sinha ◽  
Naresh Manandhar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Specific Risk ◽  
Who Guideline ◽  
Prevalence Of Anemia

Background and Objectives: Prevalence of anemia is a common health problem among the women particularly in developing countries. The purpose of our study is to determine the prevalence of anemia among women in eastern Nepal. The study is planned to find out the prevalence of anemia among the women in eastern Nepal. Material and Methods: Retrospective study was conducted among the women in between group of age 20->70 years during Dec 2015 to Aug.2016. Anemia was classified as per the WHO guideline i.e. Mild, moderate and severe. Results: Out of 877 women included in the study, 512 (58.4%) women were diagnosed anemic. The highest prevalence of anemia 61.5% & 60.6% were found at the age group of 50-59 and 20-29 yrs respectively among the anemic patients. Mean and SD (Std. deviation) of hemoglobin and age was 10.21 ± 1.45 gm/dl and 35.59 ± 14.14 yrs of the anemic populations respectively. Conclusion: It is concluded that the anemia still constitutes a health problem among women with the present prevalence 74.2% in Dalit caste in eastern Nepal. Further research is recommended to identify the specific risk factors of anemia in women.

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