FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF ANEMIA IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 15 YEARS OF AGE AT GWADAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HOSPITAL, GWADAR, BALUCHISTAN

Objective: To determine the frequency and severity of anemia in children <15 years of age and find association of anemia with age and gender at Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Hospital, Gwadar, Baluchistan. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: GDA Hospital Gwada...

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Autores principales:	Majid Latif, Saeed Bin Ayaz, Muneeba Manzoor, Mansoor Ishaq
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2018
Materias:	age anemia frequency gender gwadar hemoglobin Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8c16b06a56fc4ccc934a0402d381ecda2021-12-01T03:02:56ZFREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF ANEMIA IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 15 YEARS OF AGE AT GWADAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HOSPITAL, GWADAR, BALUCHISTAN0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/8c16b06a56fc4ccc934a0402d381ecda2018-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/2244/1946https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To determine the frequency and severity of anemia in children <15 years of age and find association of anemia with age and gender at Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Hospital, Gwadar, Baluchistan. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: GDA Hospital Gwadar, from June 2016 to June 2017. Material and Methods: Through consecutive sampling, 483 children reporting to the pathology department for hemoglobin estimation were sampled. The samples were taken through antecubital veins using aseptic technique and the hemoglobin was analyzed using Medonic M-series M32 Hematology Analyzer. The sample was divided into three groups based on age i.e. group-1 (age 6-59 months), group-2 (age: 5-11 years), and group-3 (age: 11-14 years). We used definitions of anemia given by the World Health Organization. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: The mean age was 7.3 ± 4.3 years (range: 1-14 years). The frequency of anemia was 64.6% (n=312). Considering gender, the percentage of anemic children among male gender was 62.9% (n=132) and among females was 65.9% (n=180). The percentage of anemic children was highest (74.5%) in group-1 (p<0.001). The gender could not find an association with anemia (p=0.483). Conclusion: Anemia had a frequency of 64.6% in children under 15 years of age at GDA Hospital, Gwadar. Agegroup of 1-59 months had the highest percentage of anemic children. The gender did not have any association with anemia.Majid LatifSaeed Bin AyazMuneeba ManzoorMansoor IshaqArmy Medical College RawalpindiarticleageanemiafrequencygendergwadarhemoglobinMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 68, Iss 5, Pp 1088-1092 (2018)
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spellingShingle	age anemia frequency gender gwadar hemoglobin Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Majid Latif Saeed Bin Ayaz Muneeba Manzoor Mansoor Ishaq FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF ANEMIA IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 15 YEARS OF AGE AT GWADAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HOSPITAL, GWADAR, BALUCHISTAN
description	Objective: To determine the frequency and severity of anemia in children <15 years of age and find association of anemia with age and gender at Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Hospital, Gwadar, Baluchistan. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: GDA Hospital Gwadar, from June 2016 to June 2017. Material and Methods: Through consecutive sampling, 483 children reporting to the pathology department for hemoglobin estimation were sampled. The samples were taken through antecubital veins using aseptic technique and the hemoglobin was analyzed using Medonic M-series M32 Hematology Analyzer. The sample was divided into three groups based on age i.e. group-1 (age 6-59 months), group-2 (age: 5-11 years), and group-3 (age: 11-14 years). We used definitions of anemia given by the World Health Organization. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: The mean age was 7.3 ± 4.3 years (range: 1-14 years). The frequency of anemia was 64.6% (n=312). Considering gender, the percentage of anemic children among male gender was 62.9% (n=132) and among females was 65.9% (n=180). The percentage of anemic children was highest (74.5%) in group-1 (p<0.001). The gender could not find an association with anemia (p=0.483). Conclusion: Anemia had a frequency of 64.6% in children under 15 years of age at GDA Hospital, Gwadar. Agegroup of 1-59 months had the highest percentage of anemic children. The gender did not have any association with anemia.
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author	Majid Latif Saeed Bin Ayaz Muneeba Manzoor Mansoor Ishaq
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title	FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF ANEMIA IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 15 YEARS OF AGE AT GWADAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HOSPITAL, GWADAR, BALUCHISTAN
title_short	FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF ANEMIA IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 15 YEARS OF AGE AT GWADAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HOSPITAL, GWADAR, BALUCHISTAN
title_full	FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF ANEMIA IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 15 YEARS OF AGE AT GWADAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HOSPITAL, GWADAR, BALUCHISTAN
title_fullStr	FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF ANEMIA IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 15 YEARS OF AGE AT GWADAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HOSPITAL, GWADAR, BALUCHISTAN
title_full_unstemmed	FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF ANEMIA IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 15 YEARS OF AGE AT GWADAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HOSPITAL, GWADAR, BALUCHISTAN
title_sort	frequency and severity of anemia in children less than 15 years of age at gwadar development authority hospital, gwadar, baluchistan
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/8c16b06a56fc4ccc934a0402d381ecda
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FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF ANEMIA IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 15 YEARS OF AGE AT GWADAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HOSPITAL, GWADAR, BALUCHISTAN

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