Seasonal variation in risk of anemia among pregnant Nepali women
| Autor: | Magnar Ulstein, Rolv T. Lie, Gunnar Tschudi Bondevik, Gunnar Kvåle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Anemia Population Hematocrit Logistic regression Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Nepal Pregnancy hemic and lymphatic diseases Epidemiology Odds Ratio medicine Humans education Analysis of Variance education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Incidence Pregnancy Complications Hematologic Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine Seasonality medicine.disease Logistic Models Gestation Female Seasons business Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 69:215-222 |
| ISSN: | 0020-7292 |
| Popis: | The authors aimed to investigate whether there is any seasonal variation in risk of anemia among pregnant Nepali women. The authors studied the hematocrit values in pregnant women (n = 5495) attending Patan Hospital Kathmandu for the first antenatal visit during a 2-year period from January 1994 to December 1995. In a sub-sample of subjects (n = 2706) additional information was obtained through interviews and clinical examinations. Logistic regression models were used to analyze data. Mean hematocrit values recorded in the monsoon period were significantly lower than hematocrit values recorded in the winter. The prevalence of moderate anemia (hematocrit 25-33%) and severe anemia (hematocrit |
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