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ASSESSMENT OF THE FREQUENCY AND PERCENTAGE OF THE RISK FACTORS: FOR THE ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY IN DISTRICT MIRPURKHAS

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

Pregnancy related anemia is often seen in medical practice and it has multifactorial etiology from poor socio-economic status to lack of proper antenatal care. Current work was based on assessing risk factors like age at marriage, age at first pregnancy, education status, socio-economic status, religious status, dietary habits, number of children, H/o abortion, H/o worm infestation, H/O Iron/Folic acid usage and regular visit for antenatal checkup in pregnant ladies in Mirpurkhas district of Sindh province of Pakistan. We found that 24.21% (46) women were having their hemoglobin levels >11gm/dl that is normal while majority of the women 67.37% (128) were suffering from moderate anemia with Hb% of 9-11gm/dl and 8.42%(16) women were found as severely anemic at a Hb% <8gm/dl. It was noted that 124(65.3%) women had antenatal visits and 66(34.7%) had no antennal visits but surprisingly 84 women gave the history of Iron or folic acid supplementations while 106 had no history of such supplementations. Anemia was more common in illiterate and poor women as compared to rich and educated women. Conclusion: Poor socio-economic status, rural area and literacy were the main risk factors for anemia in pregnant women in Mirpurkhas. Key Words: Hemoglobin, Anemia, Literacy, Rural Area.

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