Asses the knowledge and perception on anemia among rural elderly at mysuru-a cross sectional study

Anemia is a condition where your blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin, leading to a reduced ability to carry oxygen to your body's tissues. This can cause symptoms like fatigue, weakness, and shortness of breath.The majority of anaemia in India is categorized as mild or moderate with under 3% of women and children being reported as severely anemic. However even mild and moderate anemia if left untreated can lead to serious long term health consequences. Despite several efforts by the Government of India, the national burden of anaemia remains high and its growing prevalence is concerning to India’s public health system. Objectives: Objectives is to Asses the knowledge and perception of anemia among rural elderly at Mysuru Methods: The research design selected for this study was descriptive design. cross sections of the population under Varuna health and wellness center .the total sample size was 60 rural Elderly at Varuna, Mysuru. Result: Result revealed that majority of Rural elderly are have anemia there is association between the knowledge and perception of Anemia with the selected variable such as gender, education and also income. Conclusion: It was concluded that the rural Elderly having high prevalence rate of Anemia and there is statistical significance association between The knowledge and perception with the demographic variable such as gender and education and income.