A study on prevalence of anaemia with respect to body mass index and socio demographic factors among nutrition workers in the District Sangrur

Abstract

The present work was carried out to estimate the prevalence of anaemia with respect to body mass index and socio-demographic factors among nutrition workers in the District Sangrur of Punjab. For this, a total 70 nutrition workers from the rural areas of two blocks of the district aged between 25-55 years were selected and their haemoglobin (Hb) level was measured using standard method. Body Mass Index (BMI) and socio-demographic profile of the subjects were also recorded. The findings of the study revealed that the mean value of Hb level of the total subjects was 9.9 g/dl. A total 65.7 and 20.0 percent of the subjects were found mildly and moderately anaemic with an average Hb value of 11.3 and 9.2 g/dl, respectively. The average BMI of the total subjects was calculated as 25.3 kg/m2 and majority of the subjects were categorised as normal according to their BMI value which ranged between 18.5-24.99 kg/m2. Further, no significant association was found between various socio-demographic factors and the prevalence of anemia.