Introduction: IDA majorly depresses everyday activities. IDA among working women in India remains underexplored.

Methodology: A prospective interventional study was performed in working women with 4 different job rankings (teaching staff to gardeners and peons). After ethical clearance, detailed history for symptoms and signs, haemoglobin was estimated using cyanmethhaemoglobinmethod to classify as normal, mild, moderate and severely anaemic. Active management was done by lifestylemodifications, deworming with Tab. Al bendazole and oral iron therapy based on WHO guidelines. Haemoglobin was re estimated after 1 month of treatment.

Results: Moderate degree of anaemia was seen in all categories of working women with no correlation to symptoms. Only category D patients(housekeeping/security/gardening) showed correlation but could not initiate therapy due to financial crises. 50% of subject in all categories followed suggested life style changes and take medications. This was mainly due to lack of time management. Reporting for follow up Hb was 33% except Category A (Teaching faculty 47% reported). This was mainly due to fear of figure prick.

Conclusion: Working women multi task ignoring their own health. Assessment of anaemia among these women can show the cause of lack of enthusiasm and concentration for everyday routine. Also approach to treatment should bedirected towards the reasons of non compliance.

Keywords: Anaemia; working women; prevalence; follow up; cyanmethemoglobin method