INDORE: State government is planning a correlational study to find out impact of silicosis on prevalence of anaemia in mostly affected areas like Jhabua, Alirajpur and Dhar.
In the state, these three tribal districts- Jhabua, Alirajpur and Dhar, many suffered with silicosis- a deadly disease that leads to slow degradation of lung tissues following lung exposure to silica dust.
These are also the districts, where the prevalence of anaemia in kids aged 6-59 months is very high in the range of 65% to 80% in districts, showed the fifth round of National Family and Health Survey.
