Burden and correlates of anaemia among school-going children aged 5–16 years in rural bareilly, uttar pradesh: A crosssectional study

Background

Anaemia is an important public health problem in children. The present study assessed the prevalence ofanaemia among school-going children aged 5–16 years in a rural area of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, and examined itsdistribution in relation to demographic, dietary, socioeconomic and anthropometric characteristics. Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional observational study included 386 school children aged 5–16 years from government and private ruralschools in Bareilly district during February 2021 to August 2022. The thesis described a multistage random samplingprocedure. Demographic, socioeconomic and dietary information and selected clinical findings were collected using apredesigned, pretested questionnaire. Venous haemoglobin was estimated by Sahli's method. Height and weight wererecorded and BMI was calculated. Anaemia severity was classified according to the haemoglobin categories used in thestudy.