Prevalence of Anaemia among Paediatric and its Clinical profile at Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Pediatric anemia is one of the major health burden in India and in major parts of the world, as 
it results in reduced exercise tolerance, slower rate of growth, impaired development and 
delayed wound healing [1]. Anemic children are also at a higher risk of death due to 
complications associated with malnutrition and infection. Prevalence rate of anemia is an 
essential indicator of the nutritional status within the pediatric population. In the United States, 
around 18% of the children and in the developing countries about 82% of the children are 
anemic [2] Because of these factors, the study of the etiopathogenesis of anemia in infancy and 
childhood has attracted wide attention in the recent years in India