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ANEMIA OF THE PREGNANCY: A SURVEY FROM MIRPURKHAS, SINDH PAKISTAN

Dr. Partab Puri, Dr. Abid Hussain, Dr. Muhammad Amin Memon, Dr. Ball Chand, Dr. Shafaq Ansari, Dr. Samina

Pregnancy is a natural state where body requirements of nutrients get increased to fulfil the demands of the growing fetus. Anemia is the main presentation in pregnancy as the supply falls from the required needs. Current study evaluated this issue in anterior Sindh (Mirpurkhas) pregnant women for anemia. For this purpose, we included pregnant females with no other co-morbidity in an age range of 15-45years. We found 75.8% of the women were anemic while only 24.2% were having their hemoglobin in normal range. There was significant difference between rural and urban female p-0.005 while there was no significant difference among the two age groups(15-30Years) and (31-45Years) regarding anemia status p-0.17. Conclusion: Most of the pregnant women were suffering from anemia rural women were more affected as compared to urban women and there was no difference in anemia in terms of age groups. Key Words: Anemia, Pregnancy, Rural, Urban.

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