Prevalence of pediatric anemia in Dharwad district

International Journal of Biomedical Research

Parvathi Suresh Jigalur¹  Sujata Giriyan¹ 

[1] Department of Pathology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi

关键词: anaemia pediatric age dharwad district;   

DOI  :  10.7439/ijbr.v6i8.2315

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Scholar Science Journals

【 摘 要 】

The present study was undertaken to find out the prevalence of anaemia in paediatric age group. We also screened for beta thalassemia trait as consanguineous arranged marriages is a common practice in this region. A total of 1108 samples were analysed in department of Pathology KIMS HUBBALLI. Prevalence of anaemia, as per WHO recommended cut off value of <11g/dl was 62.38% while screening for beta thalassemia trait by mentzer index was 15.27%.this is significant and the population of Dharwad district appears to be at risk of thalassemia disorder. An extensive screening followed by intervention with nutritional supplements and genetic counselling is needed to improve the health of children and prevent thalassemia homozygous condition

【 授权许可】

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