Research Article

Prevalence of Anemia and Undernutrition of Adolescent Females in Selected Schools in Ghana

Table 4

Prevalence of anemia and BMI classification.

BMI classificationAnemic (frequency (%))
N = 76
Not anemic (frequency (%))
N = 75

Normal55 (72.4)69 (92)
Underweight1 (1.3)2 (2.7)
Overweight18 (23.7)4 (5.3)
Obese2 (2.6)0 (0)
Prevalence of anemia and stunting (frequency (%))
 Stunted20 (26.3)20 (26.7)
 Not stunted56 (73.7)55 (73.3)