The prevalence of anemia in pregnant Nepali women - a study in Kathmandu
| Autor: | Magnar Ulstein, Gunnar Kvåle, Rolv T. Lie, Gunnar Tschudi Bondevik, Geetha Rana |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Anemia Population Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine Hematocrit medicine.disease Iron-deficiency anemia hemic and lymphatic diseases Etiology Medicine Gestation business education Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 79:341-349 |
| ISSN: | 0001-6349 |
| Popis: | Background. Anemia in pregnancy is associated with maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The World Health Organization has suggested that where up-to-date information is not available, prevalence studies should be undertaken. Methods. The distribution of hematocrit in 2280 pregnant women attending Patan Hospital, Kathmandu, for their first antenatal visit in a twelve month period, 1994-95, was studied. Anemia was defined as a hematocrit value ≤34% in the first and third trimesters, or ≤33% in the second trimester. Severe anemia was defined as a hematocrit value ≤24%. The prevalence of anemia and severe anemia, and associations with socio-demographic (age, ethnic group, living area, maternal and paternal education and occupation) and biological (height, body mass index, parity, gestation) variables were investigated. Results. The hematocrit values ranged from 11-49% with a mean value of 32.6% (s.d. 3.9). The prevalences of anemia and severe anemia were 62.2% and 3.6%, respectively. High prevalenc... |
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