Vol. 4, Issue 3, Part E (2018)

Abstract
Anemia is a common hematopoietic disorder it develops when there are not enough healthy red blood cells in the body. This condition can be detected when there is below normal level of Hb in blood. As a result body does not get enough oxygen rich blood and leads to anemia. The present cross sectional study was conducted to find out the level of knowledge regarding ill effects of untreated anemia among adolescent girls in NTR Nagar, Nellore. The sample size was 100 adolescent girls. Samples were selected by using Non probability convenient sampling technique. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the subjects. The Results explored that majority of adolescent girls had inadequate knowledge 75 (75%) followed by moderately adequate knowledge 23 (23%) and 2(2%) had Adequate knowledge. This study concluded that adolescence girls require awareness programs to obtain the knowledge regarding nutritional status and exemplary health.