DETERMINATION OF HAEMOGLOBIN LEVELS AMONG THE COLLEGE WOMEN STUDENTS

Anemia is a condition that develops due to lack of healthy red blood cells. There is a high demand for iron and other micronutrients, and loss of blood during menstruation for college going women students with age group of 18 to 22 are at major risk of nutritional anaemia. The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence, severity and burden of adolescent women college students. The study shows that most of our college women students are anaemic 73 % of which 18% are mild, 47% are moderate and 8% are severe and 27% women students are having normal range of haemoglobin.