Abstract
20Mar 2017 Prevalence of Nutritional Anaemia among patients reporting to Saveetha Dental College: Dr. Lakshmi. C and Dr. G. Maragathavalli.
Highlights
Economic status, age, sex, social class, dietary habits are some of the major etiological factors for nutritional anaemia
Nutritional ananemia especially iron deficiency anaemia is more prevalent among women in the adolescent and reproductive age group due to menstrual blood loss, poor diet, bleeding during parturition etc., Patients must be monitored periodically, iron supplements and diet counseling should be given
In this study there is no significant correlation between the diet pattern of the patient and anaemia
Summary
Nutritional anaemia affects all the age groups and sex in developing Economic status, age, sex, social class, dietary habits are some of the major etiological factors for nutritional anaemia. Aim:To study the prevalence of nutritional anaemia among the patients. Nutritional anaemia is a worldwide problem with the highest prevalence in the developing countries.
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