Department of Community Medicine, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2021 Mar 31;59(235):284-287. doi: 10.31729/jnma.6330.
Adolescents comprise individuals in the age group 10 to 19 who are undergoing a period of gradual transition of growth and development. Adolescent girls are at high risk of anemia and malnutrition. This research has been aimed to find the prevalence of anemia in adolescent girls attending specific schools of Panchkhal municipality in Kavrepalanchowk in Nepal.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in one government and one private school of Panchkhal Municipality of Kavre district in adolescent girls of age 10 to 19 from December 2017 to April 2018 attending grade five till ten in the field practice area of a medical college. After ethical approval, anthropometric measurements of height, weight, and blood were taken for hemoglobin estimation. Descriptive analysis was done in Microsoft excel 2016.
Out of 95 adolescent girls, fourteen (14.74%) adolescent girls were anemic. The mean age was 13.35±1.629 years, mean height and weight were 1.58m and 44.11kg, respectively.
This study shows a lower prevalence of anemia than reported by national data, but it is higher than that reported by developed countries. Anemia and undernutrition have long terms detrimental effects on adolescent girls, so health education and prevention is necessary.
青少年是指 10 至 19 岁的个体，他们正处于生长和发育逐渐过渡的阶段。少女面临着贫血和营养不良的高风险。本研究旨在发现尼泊尔卡瓦雷布尔县潘奇哈尔市特定学校少女贫血的患病率。
2017 年 12 月至 2018 年 4 月，在一所医学院的实地实习区，对来自卡瓦雷区潘奇哈尔市的 10 至 19 岁的 1 所政府学校和 1 所私立学校的 95 名少女进行了描述性横断面研究，对身高、体重和血液进行了人体测量学测量，以估计血红蛋白。在 Microsoft excel 2016 中进行描述性分析。
在 95 名少女中，有 14 名（14.74%）患有贫血。平均年龄为 13.35±1.629 岁，平均身高和体重分别为 1.58 米和 44.11 公斤。
本研究显示贫血患病率低于全国数据报告，但高于发达国家报告。贫血和营养不良对少女有长期的不良影响，因此需要进行健康教育和预防。
