Abstract
Background: Anemia as a global public health problem is compelling and harmful as the epidemics of infectious diseases. Objective: To assess the prevalence of anaemia among women. Methods: By using descriptive survey design 245 women who met the criteria were selected with purposive sampling technique in the selected urban areas of Coimbatore district. Hb estimation was done using Tallquist method. Results: Out of 250 women, 89 (35.6%) had their normal hemoglobin level (>12.0g/dl), 6 (2.4%) had mild anemia (11-11.9 g/dl), 145 (58%) had moderate anemia (8-10.9 g/dl) and 10 (4%) had severe anemia (<8.0 g/dl). Conclusion: The incidence and prevalence of anemia is high in developing countries like India, where the present study mainly focused to identify the anemic women in the urban areas of Coimbatore.
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