Open AccessANEMIA IN POSTNATAL PATIENTS
Author(s) -
Sadia Khan,
Arshad Hussain,
Sobia Nawaz
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2007.14.02.4906
Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , socioeconomic status , observational study , pediatrics , iron deficiency anemia , population , environmental health
Objective: To determine the severity and the type of anemia in the postnatal patients admitted atRGH. Study Period: June 2006 - December 2006. Study Design: A descriptive observational study. Material &Methods: 160 female patients with anemia were clinically evaluated to establish the relationship between severity/typeof anemia with the socioeconomic status, age, parity and the past obstetric history. Results: Among 160 cases ofanemia, the iron deficiency anemia was the most common (87.5%), $ thalassaemia trait was in 3% of the cases. 47.5%of women were between 25-30 years of age. 83.7% of them belonged to the lower socioeconomic class. 52.5% ofpatients were multigravida. 67.5% of patients had moderate anemia. Conclusion: The present study concludes thatthe iron deficiency anemia of moderate severity is the most prevalent anemia in our lower socioeconomic class.