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- Title
Prevalence of Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia and its Sociodemographic Factors among Pregnant Women in Garmian Province, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
- Authors
Rashid, Mustafa Y.; Raheem, Adnan L. Abdul; Amin, Gulzar S. Hama; Weli, Shwan S.; Faraj, Rahman K.; Muhialdin, Ali J.; Raheem, Seerwan A.
- Abstract
Anemia is the most common hematologic abnormality in pregnancy. Maternal anemia is associated with adverse fetal, neonatal, and childhood outcomes. This study aims to determine the prevalence of anemia, and iron deficiency anemia (IDA), the severity of the condition, and study the effect of some sociodemographic factors on pregnant women in Garmian province. The study was conducted among 157 pregnant women in Garmian province between 17 and 49 years old. Participants completed a questionnaire that included sociodemographic characteristics, disease, and gestational age. A hematological evaluation, including a complete blood count and serum for ferritin testing. Results of this study have shown that the prevalence of anemia and IDA were 34.4% and 15.3%, respectively. Almost three-quarters of the pregnant women had mild anemia, while 31% of the participants had moderate anemia, and about 60% of the participants were diagnosed with normocytic anemia. The second trimester had the highest prevalence, with 51.9% for the anemic and 45.8% for IDA participants, while the first trimester showed the lowest prevalence, with 14.8% for the anemic and 12.5% for IDA participants. Age, occupation, gravidity with anemia, and IDA did not make a significant difference. Moreover, there was no significant difference in blood indices between anemic and IDA participants. The serum ferritin level was unaffected by the pregnancy trimesters.
- Subjects
IRAQ; ANEMIA; IRON deficiency anemia; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; PREGNANT women
- Publication
Cihan University-Erbil Scientific Journal, 2023, Vol 7, Issue 1, p60
- ISSN
2519-6979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24086/cuesj.v7n1y2023.pp60-66