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Prevalence of Anemia in Adolescent Girls attending Specific Schools of Kavrepalanchok, Nepal

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creativeworkseries.issnJNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.authorBudhathoki, Lee
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Bikal
dc.contributor.authorPhuyal, Naveen
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Lochana
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-13T05:50:44Z
dc.date.available2026-03-13T05:50:44Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionLee Budhathoki Department of Community Medicine, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4924-1545 Bikal Shrestha Department of Community Medicine, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5941-6794 Naveen Phuyal Department of Community Medicine, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0734-5039 Lochana Shrestha Department of Community Medicine, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6419-8381
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Introduction: Adolescents comprise individuals in the age group 10 to 19 who are undergoing a period of gradual transition of growth and development. Adolescent girls are at high risk of anemia and malnutrition. This research has been aimed to find the prevalence of anemia in adolescent girls attending specific schools of Panchkhal municipality in Kavrepalanchowk in Nepal. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in one government and one private school of Panchkhal Municipality of Kavre district in adolescent girls of age 10 to 19 from December 2017 to April 2018 attending grade five till ten in the field practice area of a medical college. After ethical approval, anthropometric measurements of height, weight, and blood were taken for hemoglobin estimation. Descriptive analysis was done in Microsoft excel 2016. Results: Out of 95 adolescent girls, fourteen (14.74%) adolescent girls were anemic. The mean age was 13.35±1.629 years, mean height and weight were 1.58m and 44.11kg, respectively. Conclusions: This study shows a lower prevalence of anemia than reported by national data, but it is higher than that reported by developed countries. Anemia and undernutrition have long terms detrimental effects on adolescent girls, so health education and prevention is necessary.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6330
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/5101
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Medical Association
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectanemia
dc.subjectNepal
dc.titlePrevalence of Anemia in Adolescent Girls attending Specific Schools of Kavrepalanchok, Nepal
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