TO STUDY THE PREVALENCE OF ANAEMIA IN INDOOR PATIENTS OF TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

Introduction: Anaemia is a global health problem, prevalent among the individuals of all age groups. It has great impact on the mental as well as physical growth and development. Material And Method: The present study is prospective in nature conducted in the Post graduate department of Pathology, GMC Jammu which included 1600 indoor patients. History, physical examination and primary blood investigation were done in all the cases. Results: Moderate anaemia was prevalent in female patients. Majority of the female patients were in the age group of 61-70 years. Mild anaemia was prevalent in male patients and 51-60 years was the most common age group. Conclusion: Study of anaemia is important to reach the underlying etiological factor in order to direct the early management of anaemia.