Riaz Ahmed Qazi, Farida Wagan, Tabinda Taqi, Inaam Qadir Javed Hashmi, Khadeejatul Kubra Hashm, Abdur Rahman Hashmi, Tahir Ahmad Munir.
Prevalence of Anemia in pregnancy at District Shaheed Benazir Abad, Sindh.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(3):1114-6.

Aim: To evaluate prevalence of anemia in pregnancy based on socio- demographic factors and clinical hematological profile. The early diagnosis and correction of anemia required to reduce maternal and fetal complications. Study design: An experimental and descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 at out patient gyne/obs and pathology departments of Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women Nawabshah. Methods : Total 552 pregnant women at their ages ranged between 19 to 28 and 29 to 46 years were included in this study. The detailed history from each pregnant woman attending gyane/obs OPD was taken along with clinical examination. The 5ml clotted whole blood was taken from each pregnant women and send to the pathology departments of PUMHSW for the diagnosis of anemia Results : The prevalence of mild anemia among 552 pregnant women with their ages such as 23.5+/-4.5 and 38.5+/-8.5 was 52.5% moderate anemia followed by 27.5% milled anemia and 19.9% sever anemia respectively. The hematological parameters such as hemoglobin concentration, PCV, absolute values and RBC count were significantly reduced while WBC count with percentage of neutrophils were significantly increased and platelet count was normal. Conclusion : The prevalence of mild to moderate anemia in pregnancy was higher than the severe type of anemia. To reduce the complications of pregnancy among young females, early identification and treatment of anemia should be done on priority bases.

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