Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Anemia in children may resulted from poor bioavailability of iron, infections like intestinal parasites, malaria and tuberculosis (TB). Aim of the study: To study prevalence of anemia in college going students. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in the department of General Medicine of the medical institute. For the study we selected subjects from the local government colleges. A total of 300 college going students aging 18-27 years were enrolled in the study. Hemoglobin determination was done by laboratory technicians for the selected students in the college compound. The haemoglobin concentration of each student was measured by taking a finger-prick blood sample using a Hemocue haemoglobinometer (Hemocue, angelholm, Sweden). Results: We observed that 58.3 % of subjects did not have anemia, 19.67 % subjects had mild anemia, 14.67 % subjects had moderate anemia and 7.3% subjects had severe anemia. The maximum no. of subjects were found in the age of 6 years (n=44) followed by 14 years (n=36). Boys comprised of 39.67 % of the study population and girls comprised of 60.33 % population. Severe anemia occurred in 10 boys and 13 girls. Moderate anemia occurred in 14 boys and 30 girls. Mild anemia occurred in 24 boys and 35 girls. Conclusion: We conclude that about 41.7 % of the college students from our study population were found to be anemic. Keywords: Anemia, college students, Hemoglobin.