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Kankanamge, S.U. |
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Ariyarathna, S. |
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Perera, P.P.R. |
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2017-11-06T08:03:32Z |
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2017-11-06T08:03:32Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-09-10 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Kankanamge, S.U., Ariyarathna, S., Perera, P.P.R. (2016). "Prevalence of Anaemia Among Young Adult Females in Two Selected Grama Niladhari Areas in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka", Science Journal of Public Health, Vol.4 (6), pp. 430-434 |
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http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6519 |
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Attached |
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dc.description.abstract |
A naem ia is a g lo b a l health problem a nd its im pact is fe lt in Sri Lanka as well. Anaemia is characterized by less
than the normal quantity o f hemoglobin in the blood. Anaemia occurs at all stages o f life, but is particularly prevalent in
women o f reproductive age, pregnant women and children. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence o f anaemia
in two rapidly developing administrative units in Southern Province o f Sri Lanka. A cross-sectional study was conducted in
Hungama and Hiththatiya middle administrative units in the Hambantota and Matara districts of Southern province o f Sri
Lanka. Females between 20-50 years o f age (n=152 from each area) were selected by simple random sampling and 2 ml of
venous blood was withdrawn from each subject and analysed for haemoglobin concentration by cyanmethaemoglobin method.
Anaemia was defined as a haemoglobin level less than 115.0 g/L. Overall prevalence o f anaemia (Haemoglobin<114.9 g/L)
was 3.94% and 5.26% for Hiththatiya middle and Hungama grama niladhari areas, respectively. There was no significant
difference between prevalence o f anaemia in the two administrative units (P >0.05). Age wise 87.5% o f anaemic people are
over 40 years. Prevalence o f anaemia is significantly less in the two Grama Niladhari areas compared to national data and there
is no statistically significant difference between the prevalence o f anaemia between the two areas. Thus there may be pockets
in Sri Lanka where anaemia may not be a major health problem as compared to the rest o f the country. |
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Science Journal of Public Health |
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dc.subject |
Haemoglobin (Hb) |
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dc.subject |
Anaemia |
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dc.subject |
Females |
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dc.title |
Prevalence of Anaemia Among Young Adult Females in Two Selected Grama Niladhari Areas in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka |
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Article |
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