A cross sectional study on assessment of nutritional status and factors affecting anemia in children in tertiary care teaching hospital

Authors

  • Uma M. Posam Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0656-630X
  • Thanmai C. Chereddy Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Revanth S. Pirati Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • N. V. Rama Rao Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Elizabeth Bandrapalli Department of Pediatrics, Government General Hospital, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Sravani Yangalasetty Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Ramarao Nadendla Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20214946

Keywords:

Anemia, Nutrition, Hemoglobin, Stunting, Wasting

Abstract

Background: Earlier many studies were conducted to assess the prevalence of anemia in adults, pregnant women, and children under 5 years of age. Despite all the reasons, there is an immense need to assess the nutrition status and prevalence of anemia in a pediatric population. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status and prevalence of anemia in the pediatric population of age group 1-12 years.

Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional study with a sample size of 100 with age group 1-12 year, was conducted in Government general hospital, Guntur. The study was carried for a period of 6 months (October to March). Data were collected by using the NACS assessment guide tool for nutritional status and tallquist hemoglobin scale was used to measure hemoglobin.

Results: Age group of 1-6 years had 26% severe stunting whereas in the age group lo 7-12 years, 5% of the people had severe stunting. Age group of 1-6 yr and 7-12 years had 16% of severe wasting and 13% of severe wasting respectively. The prevalence of anemia in children had a significant impact with maternal education (p<0.05), socioeconomic status of the family (p<0.05), birth order of the child (p<0.05) and doesn’t have any significant impact with father education (p>0.05), past medical history (p>0.05).

Conclusions: From our study, we conclude that moderate anemia was more noticeable than mild and severe anemia in people of rural areas in and around Guntur. Severe stunting and moderate wasting was observed more in the age group of 1-6 years of children in both sexes.

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2021-12-24

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