The Status Of Anemia Among Adolescent Girls In Haryana

Abstract

Anemia is a serious nutritional health issue in developing nations such as India, owing to poor eating habits and malnutrition. Anemia is a critical public health concern with multifaceted implications for individual health and societal development among adolescent girls. Adolescence is a particularly sensitive stage in the human life cycle for the development of dietary anemia. This study explores the status of anemia among adolescent girls (15-19 years) in various districts of Haryana. The present attempt is based on the Demographic Health Survey data from the 4th and 5th editions of the National Family Health Survey. Panipat had the highest anemia, and Rohtak had the lowest anemia among adolescent girls based on NFHS-4. Gurgaon had the highest, and Jind had the lowest anemia among girls based on NFHS-5.