Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in their first antenatal care visit in Erbil City: A cross sectional study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25130/tjps.v25i5.283الملخص
Background and objectives: Anemia is a common medical disorder during pregnancy with bad consequences on mother and fetus, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women and correlation of anemia with obstetrical and some demographic characters.
Methods: This study was cross sectional study was conducted in Najdi Haedar primary health care center.in Erbil city, Kurdistan region, Iraq from first of July to thirty first of December 2016.The study included 297 pregnant women in their routine first visit to antenatal care unit, aged between (16-46) years. The data collected from pregnant ladies attending antenatal care during their first visit.
Results: Mean hemoglobin (Hb) level (10.9±1.8 mg/dl) ranging from (7.5-14.3 mg/dl)
At the first booking visit in the antenatal care unit, (56.9%) were anemic. The anemic group were sub divided into mild (29.6%), moderate (17.8%) with no severe cases. There was highly significant association between anemia and parity, second trimester visitor, postpartum hemorrhage in previous pregnancy (APHPP) and very highly significant association between pregnancy and severe anemia in previous pregnancy and interval less than 2 years between current and previous pregnancy.
Conclusion: There is a high level of anemia in Najdi Haeder primary health care pregnant population, in Erbil city. The highest levels of anemia were in age group more than 40 years (63.2%), while the lowest was in less than 20 years group (41.7%). The highest level of anemia was in 2nd trimester visitors (51.3%), while the lowest was in 1st trimester group (20.0%). Regarding parity, grand multi parity were more anemic (71.4%) than others.
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