Anaemia among non-pregnant women in rural Bangladesh.
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence and severity of anaemia among non-pregnant women in rural Bangladesh and describe its social distribution. DESIGN A cross-sectional study conducted in February-March 1996. Haemoglobin concentration was measured on a capillary blood sample by cyanmethaemoglobin method. The World Health Organization (WHO) classification was used to define anaemia. SETTING Twelve randomly selected villages in Fulbaria thana of Mymensingh district, about 110 km northwest of Dhaka city in Bangladesh. SUBJECTS A systematically selected sample of 179 non-pregnant apparently healthy women aged 15-45 years. RESULTS Anaemia was highly prevalent (73%; 95%CI 67-79%). Most of the women had mild (52%) or moderate (20%) anaemia, but a few of them suffered from severe anaemia (1%). Ascaris was common (39%) while hookworm was not (1%). The anaemia prevalence had no statistically significant association with age, parity or Ascaris infestation Women with less than 1 year of schooling, who were landless or who reported having an economic deficit in the household had significantly higher prevalence of anaemia There was a significantly increasing trend in anaemia prevalence with decreasing socioeconomic situation (SES). However anaemia was common in all social strata. CONCLUSIONS Although the overall anaemia prevalence among non-pregnant rural women is high, only a few women suffer from severe anaemia. Women of all SES groups irrespective of their age and parity are affected by anaemia.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Public health nutrition
دوره 4 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001