Muhammad Farhan Shahzad, Rabia Aslam, Ruhma Fiaz.
Prevalence of Restless Leg Syndrome in Pregnant Females.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(1):177-9.

Background: About 10% of the general population was affected by Restlessness leg syndrome (RLS). This is commonest in pregnant women. We implement the phenomenon in Pakistani population to evaluate the prevalence in local women population, due to the fact that the anemia and iron paucity is more communal in our population. The primary objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of RLS in pregnant females. Methods: This was a descriptive observational cross sectional study where a total of 80 females participated. The exclusion criteria includes woman with chronic heart or kidney disease whereas all pregnant women irrespective of their pregnancy stage in between 18 to 45 years of age were included in this study. All the participants were interviewed via well-defined pre tested questionnaire. IRLS Standard scale (International RLS study group rating scale) was used for severity of RLS. Results: The mean age of women was 28.2+5.4. 54(67.5%) of the women were aged 18-30 whereas 26(32.5%) women were belonging to age 31-45 years. 48 (60%) of females were with primigravida pregnancy and 20(40%) were multigravida. The prevalence of the RLS is 22.5%. Conclusion: the RLS appears frequently during pregnancy in women and a large number possess sever or very sever symptoms in local population.

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