ANAEMIA AMONG WORKING WOMEN WITH DIFFERENT JOB RANKINGS; PREVALENCE, LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION, TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP

Introduction: IDA majorly depresses everyday activities. IDA among workingwomen in India remains underexplored.Methodology: A prospective interventional study was performed in workingwomen with 4 different job rankings (teaching staff to gardeners and peons).After ethical clearance, detailed history for symptoms and signs, haemoglobinwas estimated using cyanmethhaemoglobin method to classify as normal, mild,moderate and severely anaemic. Active management was done by lifestylemodifications, deworming with Tab. Albendazole and oral iron-therapy basedon WHO guidelines. Haemoglobin was re-estimated after 1 month of treatment.Results: Moderate degree of anaemia was seen in all categories of workingwomen with no correlation to symptoms. Only category D patients(housekeeping/security/gardening) showed correlation but could not initiatetherapy due to financial crises. 50% of subject in all categories followedsuggested life style changes and take medications. This was mainly due to lackof time management. Reporting for follow-up Hb was 33% except Category A(Teaching faculty-47% reported). This was mainly due to fear of figure prick.Conclusion: Working women multi-task ignoring their own health. Assessmentof anaemia among these women can show the cause of lack of enthusiasm andconcentration for everyday routine. Also approach to treatment should bedirected towards the reasons of non-compliance.