Prevalence of anemia and its risk factors in children of age group 5 to years

Anemia is a deficiency of red blood cells, which can be caused either by too rapid loss or too slow production of red blood cells. Maintenance of normal level of hemoglobin, which is > 11 g/dl/is very important in children, because low level of hemoglobin can lead to anemia. Malnourishment in children can be the cause of anemia, but lack of proper caring practice was an important contributing factor, which may be due to social and actual poverty, illiteracy of parents, poor personal hygiene and inefficient use of resources as factors related to cause of anemia. It was found that percentage of anemia in children [5-12 years] is higher in low socio-economic status 72% and in children with poor diet and presence of worms about 75%