Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Background of the Study: Anemia is a major public health problem throughout the world, particularly for womenof reproductive age in developing country. As per district level health survey prevalence of anemia in adolescent girls is very high 72.6%in India with prevalence of server anemiaamong them much higher 21.1%than that in pre-school children 2.1%in adolescent girls, educational or economic status does not see to make much of a difference in terms of prevalence of anemia. Prevention, detection or management of anemia in adolescent girls has till now not received much attention. It is imperative to screen them from anemia and treat them. Statement of the problem: “A descriptive study to assess the knowledge regarding prevention of anemia among adolescent girls in selected community areas, of Gwalior’’ Objectives of the Study: 1.To assess the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding prevention of anemia. 2.To associate the level of knowledge regarding prevention of anemia with selecteddemographic variables. Hypothesis: H1: There is a significant association between the level of knowledge and selected variables of adolescent girls regarding prevention of anemia. Conceptual frame work: The conceptual frame work of the present study was developed by investigator based onModified from Revised Rosenstoch’s Beckar’s health belief model(l978).