Iron Deficiency Anemia among In-School Adolescent Girls in Rural Area of Bahir Dar City Administration, North West Ethiopia

Table 4

Anemia, health, and nutritional status of school adolescent girls at rural towns of Bahir Dar city administration, 2017 (n=423).

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Status of menarche
Not attained	141	33.3
Attained	282	67.7
Duration of blood flow per each menses
<5days	158	56
≥5days	124	44
History malaria infection
No	388	91.7
Yes	35	8.3
History of intestinal parasite infection
No	342	80.9
Yes	81	9.1
BMI for age (<-2 SD)
Thin	187	44.2
Normal	232	54.8
Over weight	4	1
Prevalence of anemia
Yes	47	11.1
No	376	88.9
Degree of anemia among anemic cases
Mild anemia	46	97.8
Moderate anemia	1	2.2