title: Anemia in adolescent girls: a preliminary report from semi-urban Nepal.
abstract: The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of anemia in adolescent Nepalese girls in a semi urban setting. A total of 209 apparently healthy girls between the ages of 11-18 years were recruited and information collected on menarcheal status and socio-demographic profile. All girls were subjected to anthropometric examination and hematocrit estimation. Anemia was defined as hematocrit less than 36, as per WHO cut-off. The overall prevalence of anemia was found to be 68.8%. This prevalence was not related to girls' age, body mass index, menarcheal status, and socio-demographic factors including parental education or occupation ( p = 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal, India.
authors.forename: Binay Kumar
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology