Abstract

Background: Anaemia has been a major issue all over the world. More so ever, its impact can be seen in the regions with poor resource settings. In developing countries like India, it becomes a major highlight to determine some effective and affordable health care solutions, which could be accessible for people of all economic groups. This study was conducted with a purpose to determine the prevalence of anaemia as per the no-invasive device which will help in the preliminary screening for anaemia among the rural population. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1637 individuals of Barchana sub-centre of Jajpur district, having age 5 years and above. Individuals demographic details like age, gender and other details like drinking water source, smoking habit, etc. were captured using the mobile app of the EzeCheck device. Results: The rate of prevalence of anaemia was found to be highest (75.7%) among the women population having age> 15 years, which was followed by children (53.8%) aged 5-11 years, 47.6% in children aged 12-14 years and lastly 36.3% among male individuals of age 15 years and above. No significant association was observed between the anaemia prevalence and drinking water source habitat. Conclusion: Our findings suggest, anaemia is a widespread disease among the rural parts of the country, which needs screening on regular basis to determine its status. But due to lack of proper healthcare facilities in under-developed areas as well as phobia of needles among individuals especially children, regular monitoring for anaemia is difficult. In such cases, we need non-invasive approaches which could help us determine the haemoglobin levels for easy and effective monitoring for anaemia.