Open AccessIncidence of Anemia in the Population of Dir (Lower) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Author(s) -
Imran Khan Imran,
Sardar Azhar Mehmood,
Wali Khan,
Shabir Ahmed,
Ikram Khan,
Ahmed Zia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2311-4673
DOI - 10.37962/jpps.v9i1.419
Subject(s) - anemia , medicine , hemoglobin , iron deficiency , incidence (geometry) , population , iron deficiency anemia , pediatrics , public health , environmental health , pathology , physics , optics
Iron deficiency anemia is one of the major global public health issue causes many serious diseases mostly found in the women and children of developing world.
Objective: To evaluate and assess the occurrence and disorder related to iron deficiency in the population of district Dir (Lower).
Materials and Methods: From all volunteers blood samples were collected from Vein through syringe and kept it in the EDTA tubes. Hemoglobin concentration was determined by the help of Hematology Analyzer. Following the guidelines of WHO, the value of a hemoglobin (Hb) was <11.5 gm/dl the cut-off for anemia. Data were analyzed by using SPSS.
Results: Overall 200 participants were examined of whom n=80 (40%) were anemic which was found higher in age 1-20 years n= 31 (15.5%), farmers n=28 (14%) and house wives n=20 (10%) and malaria patients n=7 (3.5%). While in gender wise study males n=57 (28.5%) were found more anemic than females n=23 (11.5%) P-value (0.95).
Conclusions: Awareness and education in public about iron deficiency anemia, its causes and related disorder can prevent anemia of iron deficiency. Knowledge about nutritional requirements and iron deficiency anemia in women can save children and whole family from many diseases like anemia. So knowledge, education and awareness in population especially in women are very necessary.