Study finds 52% of Surat’s kids anaemic

  • | Friday | 22nd February, 2019

The average anaemic children in the metros are below 48%.Doctors say anaemia affects rich and poor alike. Dr Nirmal Chorariya, a paediatrician said, “The source of iron in the vegetarian families is leafy vegetables and jaggery. However, in the young age group, consumption of this two products has come down drastically, which results in iron deficiencies leading to anaemia.”“The iron deficiency leads to poor performance in school and other brain-related activities. Iron is helpful in creating enzymes which help in neuro-transmission process, so when it is not available a child can suffer from multiple problems,” he said.Another paediatrician Dr Chetan Shah said, “Iron deficiency during growing years can compromise with a child’s cognitive abilities. Over 43% of the samples tested between children aged 0 and 10 were found to have lesser than the required amount of Haemoglobin and over 56% of samples tested between children aged 10 and 20 were found to have lesser than the required amount of HB.Moreover, primary schools run by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) have the higher number of anaemic children.

Surat: An exhaustive study of nearly 59 ,000 children in the age group up to 10 years carried out in five big cities of India has revealed that Surat has the highest prevalence of anaemia.The study was carried out in Surat, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Pune by city-based Desai Metropolis Healthcare which has a pan-India presence.The study revealed that 52% of the 10,000 children below 10 years of age in Surat were suffering from iron deficiency. The average anaemic children in the metros are below 48%.Doctors say anaemia affects rich and poor alike. Dr Nirmal Chorariya, a paediatrician said, “The source of iron in the vegetarian families is leafy vegetables and jaggery. However, in the young age group, consumption of this two products has come down drastically, which results in iron deficiencies leading to anaemia.”“The iron deficiency leads to poor performance in school and other brain-related activities. Iron is helpful in creating enzymes which help in neuro-transmission process, so when it is not available a child can suffer from multiple problems,” he said.Another paediatrician Dr Chetan Shah said, “Iron deficiency during growing years can compromise with a child’s cognitive abilities. The child may develop subtle deficiencies such as getting low grades or become hyperactive and often at the root is a simple problem that can be easily corrected”About 10,000 blood samples of the children from zero to 20 years were analysed in city. Over 43% of the samples tested between children aged 0 and 10 were found to have lesser than the required amount of Haemoglobin and over 56% of samples tested between children aged 10 and 20 were found to have lesser than the required amount of HB.Moreover, primary schools run by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) have the higher number of anaemic children.

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