Anemia in pregnancy: a study among attendees of primary health care centers
| Autor: | Badria K Al-Dabal, Manal Riad Koura, Suhair M Makki, Parveen Rasheed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study Anemia Iron Saudi Arabia Pregnancy Environmental health medicine Prevalence Humans Risk factor Primary Health Care Tea business.industry Public health Pregnancy Complications Hematologic General Medicine medicine.disease Low birth weight Cross-Sectional Studies Iron-deficiency anemia Socioeconomic Factors Family medicine Dietary Supplements Female medicine.symptom business Developed country |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Saudi medicine. 28(6) |
| ISSN: | 0256-4947 |
| Popis: | Ann Saudi Med 28(6) November-December 2008 www.saudiannals.net 449 Anemia in pregnancy remains a major problem in nearly all developing and many industrialized countries. The World Health Organization estimates that 58% of pregnant females in developi ing countries are anemic.1 In the Arab Gulf countries, maternal anemia, especially iron deficiency anemia has been considered as of the important public health probi lems with a prevalence ranging from 22.6% to 54.0%.2 High parity with iron deficiency was found to be an imi portant risk factor for maternal mortality at King Fahad University Hospital, AliKhobar, Saudi Arabia, during the 20 yeariperiod from 1983 to 2002.3 Several studi ies have reported the risks of pregnancy anemia on the mother and her offspring. In a review of those studies, Scholl and Hediger suggested that anemia during early pregnancy increases the likelihood of poor outcomes such as preterm deliveries, low birth weight and perii natal mortality.4 A higher risk of urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis and preieclampsia has been reported in observational studies on ironideficient women who are not necessarily anemic.5 There is lack of recently pubi lished data on maternal anemia from the urban area of AliKhobar (Eastern province). This study was therefore conducted to determine a) the magnitude of anemia among pregnant women attending primary health care centers (PHCCs) of AliKhobar and b) the association of pregnancy anemia with certain socioidemographic, biological and dietary factors. |
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