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A hematologic study of pregnant women in free and insurance hospital populations
Author(s) -
Toppozada Hussein K.,
Ghoneim Shaaban M.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(83)90032-2
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , medical insurance , anemia , parity (physics) , family medicine , obstetrics , demography , genetics , physics , actuarial science , particle physics , sociology , business , biology
The prevalence of anemia among 631 women in late pregnancy was studied among two groups: those in the Medical Insurance Pregnancy Centre of the Alexandria clinic (320) and those in the free government hospitals (311). Some related demographic and social observations were also done. Complete medical and obstetric examinations and several laboratory tests were performed. Women in the insurance hospital had lower parity, smaller families, lower crowding index, better income and a healthier hematological picture than women in the free hospitals.