title: Anemia among school children in eastern Nepal.
abstract: Anemia is one of the most common public health problems in developing countries like Nepal. This study was done to find the prevalence of anemia among the children aged 4-13 years in eastern Nepal. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012 in four districts (Morang, Udayapur, Bhojpur and Ilam) of eastern Nepal to find the prevalence of anemia among the school children of eastern Nepal. Children aged 4-13 years were selected randomly from different schools of above districts and 618 venous blood samples were collected. Hemoglobin level was estimated by using cyanmethemoglobin method. The mean hemoglobin level was 12.2 ± 1.82 gm/dl. About 37.9% (n = 234) children were found anemic. Anemia prevalence was 42.4% (n = 78), 31.6% (n = 60), 45.3% (n = 48) and 34.8% (n = 48) among school children of Morang, Udayapur, Bhojpur and Ilam district, respectively. The study finds anemia as a significant health problem among the school children of eastern Nepal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Central Institute of Science and Technology (CIST) College, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Department of Biochemistry, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Ghopa, Dharan, Nepal, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Central Campus of Technology, Tribhuvan University, Dharan, Nepal and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal khatiwadasaroj22@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Saroj
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khatiwada
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Central Institute of Science and Technology (CIST) College, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Department of Biochemistry, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Ghopa, Dharan, Nepal, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Central Campus of Technology, Tribhuvan University, Dharan, Nepal and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
authors.forename: Basanta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gelal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Central Institute of Science and Technology (CIST) College, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Department of Biochemistry, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Ghopa, Dharan, Nepal, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Central Campus of Technology, Tribhuvan University, Dharan, Nepal and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
authors.forename: Sharad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gautam
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Central Institute of Science and Technology (CIST) College, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Department of Biochemistry, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Ghopa, Dharan, Nepal, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Central Campus of Technology, Tribhuvan University, Dharan, Nepal and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
authors.forename: Man Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Tamang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Central Institute of Science and Technology (CIST) College, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Department of Biochemistry, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Ghopa, Dharan, Nepal, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Central Campus of Technology, Tribhuvan University, Dharan, Nepal and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
authors.forename: Prem Raj
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Shakya
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Central Institute of Science and Technology (CIST) College, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Department of Biochemistry, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Ghopa, Dharan, Nepal, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Central Campus of Technology, Tribhuvan University, Dharan, Nepal and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
authors.forename: Madhab
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lamsal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Central Institute of Science and Technology (CIST) College, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Department of Biochemistry, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Ghopa, Dharan, Nepal, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Central Campus of Technology, Tribhuvan University, Dharan, Nepal and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
authors.forename: Nirmal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baral
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins
keywords: Nepal; anemia; hemoglobin; iron deficiency anemia; school children