| Autor: |
Niazi, Summyah, Babar, Aysha, Mengal, Mahwash, Liaqat, Ibrahim, Adil, Raheela, Iqbal, Shama |
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal; Jun2024, Vol. 74 Issue 3, p870-873, 4p |
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Objective: To find the correlation between socioeconomic status and anaemia in children under five years of age. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Tertiary Care Hospital Mirpur Khas, Pakistan from Jan to Oct 2021. Methodology: The study included 500 subjects. Children who were less than 5 years old and presented to the hospital along with one of their parents were included. Demographic and socioeconomic data were measured. Results: The study involved 500 children aged 1-5 years, with 44.6% male and 55.4% female. The majority were aged 0-1 years, and 16.8% were aged 3-5 years. The socioeconomic status of the participants varied, with 63.6, 20.6, and 15.8% having low, medium, and high levels. The frequency of anaemia (haemoglobin <11 g/dl) was 66.2% among participants, with 50.2% from low socioeconomic status, 11.2% from medium and high status, and higher rates among males. Conclusion: The results of this study highlighted the disparities between socioeconomic status and health issues, underscoring the need for targeted interventions aimed at improving communities' economic status and mitigating the factors that increase population vulnerability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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