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Rural Adolescents and Anemia: Exploring the Role of Deworming.
Rakshit Chaudhary1, Sanjeev Kumar1, Seema Jain1
1Department of Community Medicine, LLRM Medical College, Meerut, IND.
Cureus
|January 6, 2025
Summary
Anemia affects 60% of adolescents in rural Uttar Pradesh, with females disproportionately impacted. Deworming alone does not effectively prevent anemia in this vulnerable population.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Nutritional Science
- Adolescent Health
Background:
- Anemia is a widespread nutritional deficiency, particularly concerning in developing nations like India.
- India faces a significant public health challenge with 72 million anemic adolescents in 2018.
- Uttar Pradesh exhibits a high prevalence of adolescent anemia, double the national average.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the prevalence of anemia among adolescents in rural Uttar Pradesh.
- To investigate the relationship between anemia and gender in this age group.
- To evaluate the efficacy of deworming tablets in anemia prevention.
Main Methods:
- A study was conducted in a rural area of Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Adolescent beneficiaries of the Anemia Mukt Bharat scheme were enrolled.
- Hemoglobin levels were measured using a TrueHb hemoglobinometer.
Main Results:
- The overall prevalence of anemia was 60.0% (102 out of 170 participants).
- Females (68.2%) had a higher prevalence of anemia than males (45.0%).
- Moderate anemia was the most common form, affecting 67.6% of anemic individuals.
Conclusions:
- Anemia is significantly more prevalent in adolescent females compared to males.
- Moderate anemia is the predominant type, affecting a substantial majority of anemic females and half of anemic males.
- Deworming interventions alone are insufficient for preventing anemia in this population.
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