Prevalence & risk factors for iron deficiency anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Qena city
| Autor: | Mohammad AM Ahmed, Aliaa Mohammed Ali, Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Hany, Samar Sayed Ahmed |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 584-593 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2735-427X 2636-3402 |
| DOI: | 10.21608/svuijm.2020.49870.1042 |
| Popis: | Background: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) during pregnancy is a universal public health problem. There is geographical variation in the prevalence and risk factors. Objectives: This study aims to measure the prevalence and risk factors for IDA among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Qena city. Patients and Methods: This is a hospital based cross sectional study in two hospitals in Qena city, Qena General hospital and Qena University hospital. Informed consent from women was taken. Review of 1000 pregnant women with IDA was done. Data were collected using pretested interviewer administered questionnaire. Blood hemoglobin concentration was done. Anemic women had serum iron & ferritin tested to confirm the presence of IDA. Results: The prevalence of IDA was 37.4%. Multiple logistic regression analysis identified 5 risk factors of anemia during pregnancy, these are the age group 30- |
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