A Study of Correlation between Sociodemographic Data and Anaemia Proxies among Women and Children

International Journal of Medical Science

© 2023 by SSRG - IJMS Journal

Volume 10 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2023

Authors : R. Dhanalakshmi, D. Aanandhalakshmi, R. Monica Dhanalakshmi

10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V10I3P103

How to Cite?

R. Dhanalakshmi, D. Aanandhalakshmi, R. Monica Dhanalakshmi, "A Study of Correlation between Sociodemographic Data and Anaemia Proxies among Women and Children," SSRG International Journal of Medical Science, vol. 10,  no. 3, pp. 15-25, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V10I3P103

Abstract:

The aim of this prospective cohort study, which was carried out over a period of six months at the government district headquarters medical college hospital in Nagapattinam, is to examine the relationship between sociodemographic information and proxies for anaemia in women, children, and the elderly. The most prevalent disease, anaemia, affects up to one-third of the world's population. Children under the age of 5, infants, and young children under the age of two, as well as women who are of reproductive age, are the population groups most at risk for anaemia. In the study, 60 people with anaemia and only 53 people from 11 to over 50 years old had their Spearman correlation performed. Severe anaemia is the most prevalent type of anaemia, and in this study, women over 50 were the age group most frequently affected. The relationship between various sociodemographic parameters and laboratory characteristics is demonstrated by the spearman correlation. The frequency distribution of anaemia proxies, sociodemographic factors, and lifestyle traits are found to correlate directly with anaemia in patients.

Keywords:

Anaemia, Anaemia proxies, Children, Sociodemographic parameters, Spearman correlation, Women.

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