Saniya Tariq, Fatima Sarfraz, Fatima Walt, Najmus Sahar, Rohma Fatima.
Assessment of Nutritional deficiency among young girls: results of a comparative cross sectional study
Ann Abbasi Shaheed Hosp Karachi Med Dent Coll Dec 2004;9(2):612-6.
KMDC and Abbasi Shaheed Hospital Karachi
Objective: 1. To determine the factors responsible for primary nutritional deficiency and find out the percentage of anemia and Vitamin A deficiency in poor and well off communities. 2. To find out the ratio between well-nourished and undernourished children 3. To find out the percentage of anemia and vitamin A deficiency. Design: The research design include young girls of 512 years with comparative cross-sectional study. Subject: The research study was done on poor community settled in Quaid-e-Azam colony and well-off community settled in Federal B Area Block 21. Method: The method chosen for data collection was interview of the mothers and girls using a questionnaire containing close-ended and open-ended questions with a portion for clinical examination.
Category: Internal Medicine
Keywords: Nutrition. Anemia.
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