Author(s):
Shyama Charan Ogre, Moyna Chakravarty, Priyamvada Shrivastava
Email(s):
shyamacharanogre@gmail.com
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School of Studies in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India
Department of Anthropology , Govt. Danteshwari College, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India
School of Studies in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India
School of Studies in psycology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India.
Published In:
Volume - 29,
Issue - 2,
Year - 2016
Cite this article:
Ogre, Chakravarty and Shrivastava (2016). Relationship between Somatic Problems and Socio-demographic Factor samong Sickle Cell Anaemic Adolescent of Chhattisgarh, Central-East India. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 29(2), pp.17-22.
Journal of Ravishankar University - B,
29 (2&3) pp. 17-22 (2016)
Relationship between Somatic Problems and Socio-demographic
Factor samong Sickle Cell Anaemic Adolescent of Chhattisgarh, Central-East
India
Shyama Charan Ogre, Moyna
Chakravarty and Priyamvada Shrivastava
aSchool
of Studies in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur-492010,
Chhattisgarh, India
bDepartment
of Anthropology , Govt. Danteshwari College,
Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India.
cSchool
of Studies in Anthropology, Pt.
Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India
dSchool
of Studies in psycology, Pt. Ravishankar
Shukla University, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India
Corresponding
author: shyamacharanogre@gmail.com
[Received
05 March 2016; revised version 07 June 2016; accepted 27 July 2016]
Abstract.
The main objective of the study was to see association if any, between somatic
symptoms/clinical manifestations with various socio-demographic factors which
affect somatic problems in sickle cell anaemic adolescents. The data was
collected purposively from 309 sickle cell anaemic (HbAS/HbSS) adolescents of
both the sexes hailing from various districts of Chhattisgarh by using
Interview schedule and a checklist of clinical manifestation. Out of 309 sickle
cell anaemic adolescents, 72 were homozygous (23.3 percent) and 237 were
heterozygous (76.7 percent). Study revealed that 63.1percent patients felt that
weakness was higher in females as compared to males. 50.2 percent patients were
anaemic which was also observed to be higher in females. Maximum (79.3 percent)
patients belonged to lower socio-economic status. The highest percentage of
sickle cell anaemia (21.0 percent) was observed in the 17 year age group.
Significant negative relation was observed between somatic symptoms with age,
gender, educational status of the patients, age at onset of sickling, family
income, and socio-economic status. Only blood transfusion and zygosity showed
positive correlation with somatic symptoms. The mean and standard value of different
variables revealed that each patient with sickle cell anaemia had on average
3.64 problems. Mean age was 15.5 years and most of the patients were diagnosed
at 12.23 years of age. Number of hospitalizations during the last one year was
3.25 (SD- 3.7). Blood transfusion during hospitalization was 1.29 (0.63
percent) and mean age at menarche was 13.2 (1.4 percent). The study observed
significant contribution of independent variable of change on dependent
variables.
Keywords: sickle cell anaemic, adolescents, somatic
symptoms, socio-demographic factor,
Chhattisgarh.
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