title: Prevalence of anemia in Schedule Caste preschool children of Punjab.
abstract: A study on the prevalence of anaemia was conducted among the Scheduled Caste preschool children of Punjab. Blood sample was collected from 3,500 children ranging in age from 1+ to 5+ years and haemoglobin was estimated by cyanmethaemoglobin method. Anemia was diagnosed when haemoglobin was less than 11 g/dl. The study revealed the overall prevalence of anemia as 81.66%. The frequency of anemia was maximum in age group 2+ and minimum in age group 5+.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
authors.forename: Sharda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sidhu
authors.forename: Kanta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: Manjula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uppal
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D012923:Social Class