ABSTRACT

Introduction: The concept of Anemia result from a lack of red blood cells or dysfunctional red blood cells in the body. This leads to reduced oxygen flow to the body’s organs. Tribal women's are one of the risk group of anemia. Anemia is said to be present when the hemoglobin level in the blood is below the lower extreme of the normal range in the tribal women. Aims: To assess the prevalence of anemia among tribal women in selected areas of Gujarat. To find the association between prevalence of anemia and selected demographic variables of tribal women in selected areas of Gujarat. Material and method: In an non-Experimental study, the descriptive design was adapted. 284 subjects were recruited by nonprobability convenient sampling technique among tribal women. The data gathering was carried out with a socio-demographic profile, observation check list on signs and symptoms of anemia and clinical assessment of hemoglobin level. Results: The result was that the 44% of tribal women are suffering from any forms of anemia in that 30% is suffering from moderate to severe anemia. the tribal women were has the socio-demographic factors of History of menstrual bleeding, Duration of menstruation, menstrual flow and duration of menstrual cycle are significantly associated with the Anemia. Conclusion: Carried out an

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.12.1051