Assessment of Response to Oral Iron Therapy in Children Suffering from Anemia of Different Clinical Groups Attend a Tertiary Care Hospital

contributing to anemia are very prevalent among young children. There is a need to monitor the iron therapy in children. various clinical groups of children suffering from anemia alone, anemia with other diseases and anemia sever enough requiring admission in to hospital. observational, prospective, cross sectional study was conducted from Jan 2012 to Sep 2012 in children with Anemia of different clinical groups a) Out In-patients and c) In patients with other base line question 6 weeks. obtained. Statistical analysis was performed. (38%) were in OPD, Hematocrit, TRBC count, MCV, MCH, MCHC, Reticulocyte count in OPD, IPD and OD groups were 9.1g/dl, 7.5g/dl, 8.5g/dl; 32%, 27.3%32%; 3.55mill 27.2mmg, admini parameters in 41.2%,34.2%,31.25%; 4.5mill./c 32.5mmg,33mmg,32.25mmg; 35.2,36,35; 1.35%,0.8%,0.9% respectively. response to oral iron treatment is equally effective in heterogeneous clinical groups which are unequally proved.