Prevalence and demographic distribution of anaemia among those visiting a teaching hospital located in tribal predominant block of Jharkhand: Retrospective record based analysis
This study shows that half of the patients attending hospital are anaemic and the burden increases as the age increases and highest among elderly >60 years. The results of our secondary data analysis should contribute to better screening and identifying the cases among people attending the hospital and also could aid planning services at the primary care level.
Authors
- Satya S. Patra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2099-7875)
- Srinivasan Chelladurai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7281-7197)
- Vasanth Chellamuthu
- B. Ray
- Vasantha C. Kalyani
- Vinayagamoorthy Venogopal
- S Sharanabasappa
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_535_24
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00