Prevalence of Anemia and Hematological Profile among the Engineering Students in Nawabshah, Pakistan

Abstract

Thecurrent study’s aim to determine the incidence of Iron deficiencyanemia and hematological profile among the engineering students at QUEST University. Blood sampleswere collected with the help of the venepuncture method from engineering students in EDT bottles to investigate hematological variables and iron deficiency anemia.Prevalence of anemia was found in 16.3% (n=37) students.Anemia prevalence was found higher in female participants 24.6% (n=17) than male participants 12.7% (n=20). Mild<11 g/dL and moderate <10 g/dLanemia was 89.2%, and 10.8%, respectively.Female particpants were found with a higher prevalence of anemia than male participants.This research brought to light the issue of anemia of engineering students. Further tests on a greater sampling size should be done to determine the cause and to alleviate this issue.