Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: February | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 18-21
Prevalence of Hypoproliferative Anemia and Associated Risk Factors in Rajasthan: A Hospital Based Observational Study
Poonam P. Budaniya1, Ram Kishan Jat2, D. P. Bansal3, Pardeep Agarwal4
1Junir Resident, 2Assistant Professor, 3Professor, 4Associate Professor,
Dept of Medicine Mahatma Ghandhi Medical College and Hospital Jaipur
Corresponding Author: Ram Kishan Jat
ABSTRACT
Background- Anaemia is a common condition, especially in children, young women and in the geriatric population, and is a major public health problem in developing countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of hypo proliferative Anaemia and associated risk factors in population residing in Rajasthan State of western India. Iron deficiency is the most frequent cause of anaemia, closely followed by anaemia of chronic disease.
Methods- It is a Hospital Based Observational Study, All cases of Hypo proliferative anaemia >18 year of age was attended in OPD and admitted in wards of Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital from January 2018 to June 2019. Study was done to estimate the prevalence of hypoproliferative anaemia and it’s risk factor.
Result-Our study shows that anaemia is more prevalent in rural population and lower socioeconomic status. Hypo proliferative anaemia includes wide range of anaemias except haemolytic anaemia. Among hypo proliferative anaemias, nutritional anaemia is the most common followed by anaemia of chronic diseases. Most common nutritional deficiency is iron deficiency in our study, followed by vitamin B12.
Keywords: Hypoproliferative anaemia, prevalence, risk factors
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