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Publication Anemia among Adolescent Girls Attending the Pediatric Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study Authors(Nepal Medical Association, 2021) Bhandari, Bikash; Kachapati, Anuja; Lamichhane, Kavita; Khadka, GaurabAbstract: Introduction: Adolescents are children aged 10-19 years. Nutrition influences the growth and development during infancy, childhood and adolescence. Adolescent girls are at higher risk of anemia and undernutrition. This research was aimed to find the prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done in the adolescent girls attending the pediatric outpatient department of a tertiary care centre from October 2020 to May 2021. After the ethical clearance from the institutional review committee, 380 adolescent girls were taken using a convenient sampling technique. Anthropometric measurements, social demography and blood for hemoglobin estimation were taken and documented in predesigned proforma. Data were analyzed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was done, and frequency and proportion were calculated. Results: Out of 380 adolescent girls, 230 (60.5%) at 95% Confidence Interval (55.56-65.41) were anemic with mean hemoglobin of 11.138±1.954 gm/dl. The mean age was 14.57±2.107 years. Conclusions: This study showed a higher prevalence of anemia than the national data. Proper education regarding personal and menstrual hygiene, weekly supplementation of iron in school, dietary habits and uplifting of economic status can prevent anemia in this population.Publication Effects of Early Marriage Among Married Women Residing in Buddhabhumi Municipality of Kapilvastu(Rapti Academy of Health Sciences (RAHS), 2024) Gurung, Saraj; Bajracharya, Srishti; Khatri, Binita; Chhetri, Arzoo; Kachapati, Anuja; Chhantyal, Pushpa; Lamsal, ShyamAbstract: Introduction: Child marriage is a public health problem. It has physical, psychological and socio-economic effects for the bride. They face worse socio-economic and health effects than their unmarried peers which leads to maternal and child morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to find out the effects of early marriage among married women. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted to find out the effects of early marriage among 119 married women. Purposive and snowball sampling was used to select samples and semi-structured interview schedule was used for data collection. Data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics with Statistical Package for Social Science 16. Results: The findings revealed that 84.87% and 74.38%, 38.65% and 36.13% of the respondents faced socio-economic problems, physical health problem, psychological problems and reproductive and sexual problems as effects of early marriage respectively. Physical violence (65.34%) and school dropout (47.52 %.) were found as socio-economic effects of early marriage. Backache (56.17%) and lower abdomen pain (51.16) were main physical health problem. Anxiety (86.95%) and even suicidal thoughts (26.08%) were found. Age at first pregnancy and age at first delivery had influence on problems of the respondents. Conclusion:The study findings concluded that the socio-economic problems are main effects of early marriage Anxiety was main problem and an even suicidal thought was also found. Local and national level programs on minimizing early marriage and early childbearing might reduce health problems and violence in women’ lives.