Department of Statistics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Institute of Food Science & Nutrition, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Women Health. 2022 Jul;62(6):488-501. doi: 10.1080/03630242.2022.2085845. Epub 2022 Jun 14.
Health and nutritional status of the women of reproductive age (WRA) is expected to be influenced with women literacy status alongside other sociodemographic indicators. However, data are scant to validate if literate young women have lower incidence of anemia prevalence. Nexus to the problem stated, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,541 female resident university students (FRUS) aged 17-35 years from a public sector university located in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Hemoglobin (Hb) led screening for anemia was performed followed by nutritional assessment and structured questionnaire-based sociodemographic and dietary assessment. The data generated were analyzed using independent -test, Chi-square, and response surface regression models. Response rate for the prevalence of anemia in FRUS was 38 percent with mean Hb levels 10.5 g/dL. With a significant effect ( = .001) of participants' weight on anemia prevalence, 22.45 percent of the sample population was recorded as underweight. Sociodemographic and dietary parameters analyzed suggested low daily food expenditure ( = 20.59; = .000) and reduced intake of meat ( = 12.14; = .01), beans & pulses ( = 18.56; = .001) to significantly influence rate of anemia prevalence in FRUS. The study concludes high prevalence rate of anemia among FRUS to strongly relate with students' low monthly stipend, little daily food expenditure, and substandard dietary quality.
育龄妇女（WRA）的健康和营养状况预计会受到妇女文化程度以及其他社会人口学指标的影响。然而，目前的数据还不足以验证文化程度高的年轻女性是否患有较低的贫血症发病率。针对这一问题，我们在巴基斯坦旁遮普省南部的一所公立大学进行了一项横断面研究，共纳入了 1541 名年龄在 17-35 岁之间的女大学生（FRUS）。我们通过血红蛋白（Hb）筛查进行贫血检测，然后进行营养评估和基于结构化问卷的社会人口学和饮食评估。使用独立样本 t 检验、卡方检验和响应面回归模型对生成的数据进行分析。FRUS 中贫血的患病率为 38%，平均 Hb 水平为 10.5g/dL。参与者的体重对贫血患病率有显著影响（ = .001），有 22.45%的样本人群体重偏轻。分析社会人口学和饮食参数表明，每日食物支出低（ = 20.59； = .000）和肉类（ = 12.14； = .01）、豆类和豆类（ = 18.56； = .001）摄入量减少，这两个因素显著影响 FRUS 中贫血患病率。研究结论为 FRUS 中贫血的高患病率与学生低月薪、低日常食物支出和低标准饮食质量密切相关。
