Evaluation of the frequency of anemia, and its risk factor among female students of Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for women, Shaheed Benazir Abad.

Objective: To evaluate the frequency of anemia and its risk factor among female students. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: PUMHSW, Nawabshah. Period: September 2019 to February 2020. Material & Methods: Three hundred and fifty female students were included from various departments and academic years. Data was collected on prescribed performed with their consent, than statistically analyzed with SPSS. Results: Sample size of the study was 350. The age group 18 to 21 years 194 (55.4%) was dominating in the study, Further, hostlers were 207(59.1%, p=.004), married 5 (1.4%), belonged to middle socioeconomic status 327 (93.4%), literacy level of the parents, and dietary habits were major risk factors among study subjects. Furthermore, Anemic were 139 (39.7%), in which mild anemia found in 79 (22.6%), moderate anemia in 53(15.1%) and severe anemia in 7(2.0%). Conclusion: Current study identified the high prevalence of anemia among students. This study concluded the frequency of anemia in health sciences student of PUMHSW Nawabshah was 39.7%. Further; this study also determined risk factors associated with anemic status, and explored the dietary risk factors of anemia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]