Anemia, iron deficiency and affecting factors on it in between Girls' students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Background: Iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional problem in the world is a complicated and multifaceted economic and social consequence to the community to impose. This study aimed is to determine the prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency and factors that effect on it among female students.
Methods: The study population was 310 female students of medical science university of Kermanshah that samples were selected randomly from it. The tools of data collection were
demographic; Beck, FFQ and WHOQOL-BREEF.5 ml blood was gathered from pioneer samples for determination of blood parameters and was investigated by standard laboratory methods.
Results: 44% of students had ferritin < 20 (iron deficiency), 9.8% hemoglobin <12 (anemia) and 6.8% of them had hemoglobin <12 and ferritin < 20 (iron deficiency anemia). 26.3% of students were depression. Iron deficiency was significantly associated with the consumption of meat, this is the increase per unit of meat, the chances of an iron deficiency 2.4 times decreased (OR=0.976, CI=0.65-0.94) .Ferritin levels were significantly associated with
academic success (P=0.04).
Conclusion: High prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in this study can show the imbalance between girl's intake of iron and their needs required further attention to this group.