A Descriptive Study To Assess The Risk Factors Of Anaemia Among The Young Girls In The Selected Colleges At Natham, Dindigul District

Abstract

A Descriptive study was conducted to assess the risk factors of anaemia among the young girls in the selected colleges at Natham Dindigul District Tamilnadu. 200 adolescent girls who were studying in selected colleges were recruited by convenience sampling method. Risk factors of anemia assessed by using structured checklist devised by the investigator. Analysis revealed that 1% of young girls were having no-risk of anaemia, 72% of the young girls were having mild risk of developing anaemia, 27% were having moderate risk of  anaemia and no one was having severe risk for anaemia. Also the demographic variables such as Age (in years), Birth Order, Total Number of family members, Educational status of the mother, Mothers occupation and Dietary Pattern were having significant association with the risk factors of anaemia.