Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Primary Health Care Center in Bab-Al-Moudham
Background: Anemia is define as decreased hemoglobin level, or circulating red blood cells and it is the most common hematological disorder during pregnancy. Objective(s): To identify prevalence of anemia, risk factors that contribute to the occurrence of anemia, and to explain the main types of...
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| author | Athraa karim Hussein Shatha Mahmood Niazy Buthaina Ateyah Rashid Ban yousuf yaqcoob Abeer abdul-Razzak Maithem Nasser Ahmed |
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Background: Anemia is define as decreased hemoglobin level, or circulating red blood cells and it is the most common hematological disorder during pregnancy.
Objective(s): To identify prevalence of anemia, risk factors that contribute to the occurrence of anemia, and to explain the main types of anemia during pregnancy.
Materials and methods: A descriptive cross- sectional study conducted at primary health care in Bab- Al-Moudham center in Baghdad city, the sample was selected by non- probability (convenient sampling) and sample size (150). The study started from 1nd March to 10th June 2012, the data was collected by direct interview technique. Previous questionnaire was structured by the researchers to measure the variable of the study; these information infants include (age, educational level, number of children, type of delivery, and type of feeding, .etc).
Results: The results shows that most frequent age group was (2-29) years, (34.7%) of mothers were primary school graduate and about (54%) of the pregnant women with anemia had no abortion and no bleeding.
Conclusions: The study concluded that higher percentage of pregnant mothers was low rate hemoglobin.
Recommendations: The study recommended that encourage pregnant mothers to visit primary health care centers early and regularly and take drugs that prevent the occurrence of anemia during pregnancy period.
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f2143325d3e44d0b3d2a53833a94a5e2023-11-24T23:23:57ZengCollege of medicine/ University of DiyalaDiyala Journal of Medicine2219-97642617-89822019-07-0181Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Primary Health Care Center in Bab-Al-MoudhamAthraa karim HusseinShatha Mahmood NiazyButhaina Ateyah RashidBan yousuf yaqcoobAbeer abdul-RazzakMaithem Nasser Ahmed Background: Anemia is define as decreased hemoglobin level, or circulating red blood cells and it is the most common hematological disorder during pregnancy. Objective(s): To identify prevalence of anemia, risk factors that contribute to the occurrence of anemia, and to explain the main types of anemia during pregnancy. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross- sectional study conducted at primary health care in Bab- Al-Moudham center in Baghdad city, the sample was selected by non- probability (convenient sampling) and sample size (150). The study started from 1nd March to 10th June 2012, the data was collected by direct interview technique. Previous questionnaire was structured by the researchers to measure the variable of the study; these information infants include (age, educational level, number of children, type of delivery, and type of feeding, .etc). Results: The results shows that most frequent age group was (2-29) years, (34.7%) of mothers were primary school graduate and about (54%) of the pregnant women with anemia had no abortion and no bleeding. Conclusions: The study concluded that higher percentage of pregnant mothers was low rate hemoglobin. Recommendations: The study recommended that encourage pregnant mothers to visit primary health care centers early and regularly and take drugs that prevent the occurrence of anemia during pregnancy period. http://djm.uodiyala.edu.iq/index.php/djm/article/view/321Anemia, Prevalence, pregnant women |
| spellingShingle | Athraa karim Hussein Shatha Mahmood Niazy Buthaina Ateyah Rashid Ban yousuf yaqcoob Abeer abdul-Razzak Maithem Nasser Ahmed Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Primary Health Care Center in Bab-Al-Moudham Diyala Journal of Medicine Anemia, Prevalence, pregnant women |
| title | Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Primary Health Care Center in Bab-Al-Moudham |
| title_full | Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Primary Health Care Center in Bab-Al-Moudham |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Primary Health Care Center in Bab-Al-Moudham |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Primary Health Care Center in Bab-Al-Moudham |
| title_short | Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Primary Health Care Center in Bab-Al-Moudham |
| title_sort | prevalence of anemia among pregnant women attending primary health care center in bab al moudham |
| topic | Anemia, Prevalence, pregnant women |
| url | http://djm.uodiyala.edu.iq/index.php/djm/article/view/321 |
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