DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i03.008

Pages: 849-852

Nutritional deficiency anemias are one of the common problems in developing countries like India. Interior and tribal places like Adilabad district of Telangana state are supposed to have a higher prevalence of nutritional deficiency anemias, especially in children due to the predominantly tribal population. This study was undertaken to find the prevalence of nutritional deficiency anemias in pediatric in ward patients of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences [RIMS] Adilabad. All the cases admitted in the pediatric wards from October 2017 to January 2018 were analyzed and blood samples were collected and sent to Pathology Lab and those with the anemia and type of anemia were recorded and treatment was done accordingly. Results: Total numbers of inpatients admitted in the pediatric ward during the period from Oct 2017 to Jan 2018 were 2055. Therefore the prevalence of nutritional deficiency anemia in the pediatric wards in Adilabad was 2.63%. Most of the cases of nutritional deficiency anemia were found in 1-2 year age group children 26 cases out of total 54 (48.15%). The next common age group having nutritional deficiencies anemia was 2-5 years age group accounting for 29.63% of the total cases. The average mean hemoglobin level in males was 7.7gm/dl and in female was 7.1gm/dl. Most of the children 53.71% had the Normocytic hypochromic type of anemia, followed by the Normocytic Normochromic in 35.19% of cases, 7.4% and 3.7% of the cases had microcytic hypochromic and macrocytic hypochromic anemia respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of nutritional deficiency anemia in pediatric ward patients of RIMS Adilabad is 2.63%. Presence of anemia in children still continues to be a common problem in backward areas. An elaborate systemic evaluation of all children in the schools will accurately provide the real depth of the underlying problem. An adequate management strategy should involve comprehensive treatment of the existing cases as well as be addressin