IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-8-4-18938 Original Research Paper Profile of moderate and severe Anaemia among children and adolescents in hilly area of Jammu region. Singh Dr. Dr.Tania Kakkar Dr. April 2019 8 4 01 02 ABSTRACT

Background: Iron deficiency is the most widespread nutritional disorder besides other micronutrient deficiencies including folate and vitamin B12 that can also contribute to anaemia. Inadequate programme coverage and persistent under nutrition still poses a threat for the programme Anaemia Mukt Bharat under Poshan Abhiyan. Material & Methods: It was a Cross sectional study conducted among participants aged from birth to 21 years attending routine paediatric OPD of Community Health Centre (CHC) Katra Jammu. The patients who were clinically suspected to be suffering from and having signs and symptoms suggestive of anaemia were investigated for Haemoglobin, serum Ferritin and Vitamin B12 estimation. We studied cases of moderate and severe anaemia. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel and analyzed using appropriate statistical tests. Results We studied profile of 111 children presenting with moderate to severe anaemia. Maximum children (69.3%) were under 5 years followed by children from 5 to 11 years(18%).Males were more in number (52.2%) as compared to females. Nearly 63.9% cases had severe anaemia where as 36% had moderate anaemia. Mean haemoglobin of study population was 7.5 gm% ±1.27. 11 cases had megaloblastic anaemia while three cases presented with dual deficiency. Conclusion: Prevalence of moderate and severe anaemia is still high in Katra region of Jammu