@article{Verma_Deswal_Kamboj_Arora_Kharb_2014, title={Prevalence of anaemia in college going youths in a rural block of Haryana}, volume={26}, url={https://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/426}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Research Question:</strong> What is the prevalence of Anaemia in college going youths in a rural block of Haryana? <strong>Objectives</strong>: To determine prevalence of Anaemia in college going youths in rural block of Haryana. <strong>Methodology</strong>: Cross-sectional, descriptive at Government College for women in rural block, Lakhanmajra, Dist. Rohtak among 187 college going young women of age group 15 to 24 years.<strong>Results:</strong>The overall prevalence of anaemia was 60.96%. 114 out of 187 young women had varying severity of anaemia while anaemia was absent in 39.04% of the girls.Out of the 187 girls, 83 (44.38%) were mildly anaemic, 26(13.9%) were moderately anaemic and 5(2.67%) were severely anaemic. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The present study revealed anaemia to be a major health problem among the college going girls in rural areas in Haryana.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Indian Journal of Community Health}, author={Verma, Ramesh and Deswal, Shelja and Kamboj, Renu and Arora, Varun and Kharb, Meenakshi}, year={2014}, month={Sep.}, pages={298–302} }