@article{Verma_Kharb_Deswal_Arora_Kamboj_2014, title={Prevalence of anaemia among women of reproductive age group in a rural block of Northern India}, volume={26}, url={https://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/520}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background:</strong> Nutritional anaemia is a major public health problem in India and is primarily due to iron deficiency. The National Family Health Survey-3 (NFHS-3) data suggests that anaemia is widely prevalent among all age groups, and is particularly high nearly 55.3% amongst the most vulnerable in all women (15-49 years) <strong>Aims & Objectives:</strong> 1. To determine prevalence of Anaemia among women of reproductive age group in rural block of Haryana. 2. Effects of anaemia on mean height and weight of women of reproductive age group. <strong>Material Methods:</strong> Cross-sectional, descriptive. All the women of reproductive age group (15-45 years) of CHC Sample block were included as study participants. <strong>Results: </strong>The overall prevalence of anaemia was 48.9%. 4302 out of 8590 females had varying severity of anaemia while anaemia was absent in 51.1% of the study participants. Out of the 8590 females, 1612 (18.8%) were mildly anaemic, 2374 (27.6%) were moderately anaemic and 217 (2.5%) were severely anaemic. The study revealed that mean weight and mean height in non anaemic females was more than that of varying degree (severe, moderate, mild) of anaemic females. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> the present study revealed anaemia to be a major health problem among the women of reproductive age group in rural areas in Haryana affecting their health status.</p>}, number={Supp 2}, journal={Indian Journal of Community Health}, author={Verma, Ramesh and Kharb, Meenakshi and Deswal, Shelja and Arora, Varun and Kamboj, Renu}, year={2014}, month={Dec.}, pages={359–364} }