Back ground Anaemia is considered to be the most common nutritional deciency worldwide. Inappropriate knowledge and indifferent attitude regarding healthy eating among females result in deterioration of their anaemic state. Objectives To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Anaemia in adult female patients attending General Medicine OPD in Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Ariyur, Puducherry. The present study Material And Methods was cross sectional study carried out among the adult female patients attending the outpatient department, department of general medicine. The study period is of 3 months. Patients with hereditary anaemia, chronic illnesses were excluded. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants participated in the study. The sample size was estimated to 200. The data was collected in a semi structured questionnaire. Statistical analysis was done using descriptive statistics. 83.5% had known about anaemia, 76.5% had known about symptoms an Results d 74% the causes. 77% had known iron rich foods. 84.5% thought anaemia to be serious health problem. 73.5% interested in knowing their anaemic status. 67.5% were willing to take medication for anaemia. Only 39% thought they can be anaemic. 78% wash hand with soap after defecation. 25.5% regularly skipped some meal. Conclusion Addressing the knowledge gap regarding food interactions is vital as many had reported to consume coffee/tea alongside food and only fewer proportion were suspecting anaemia in them which again is barrier to screening. Only few had reported to eat green leafy vegetables/fresh meat.
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