Prevalence Of Anaemia In Pregnant Women Of District Mardan

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Abstract

Anemia is a major public health problem, and it particularly affects [pregnant women]. We want to learn how common anemia is among [pregnant women] in Pakistan’s District Mardan by doing this Study. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a statistically significant sample of [pregnant women] seeking treatment at hospitals in the study area.

Objectives: Our study’s major goal was to compare the rates of anemia in the first, second, and third trimesters among [pregnant women] who visited the Gynecology OPD. To determine how often different degrees of anemia occur during pregnancy. Examine the prevalence of anemia among college-educated and low-income female workers and housewives.

Materials & Methods: It was a cross-sectional Study that was being undertaken. Gynecology outpatient department of the Mardan Medical Center was the site of the Study from jan 2017 to jan 2018. The Study took a total of two months to complete. After obtaining participants’ signed agreement, Studyers matched participant information to the questionnaires. SPSS version 16 was used to input and analyze the data from the questionnaires, and the results were shown in tabular, bar chart, and pie chart formats. Extensive analysis was performed, and conclusions were derived, using this data.

Results: Out of a total of [150] patients, our Study found that [74.8%] were anemic and [25.2%] were not. Out of [50] [pregnant women], [54] percent were anemic in the first trimester.Out of [50] [pregnant women], [82%] were anemic in the second trimester, whereas [18%] were not.Third-trimester anemia prevalence was [88%] (out of [50]) while non-anemia prevalence was [16%]. Out of a total of [150] participants, [56.4%] were categorized as having mild anemia, [38.3%] as having moderate anemia, and [5.4%] as having severe anemia.[73.9] percent of the educated and [26.1] percent of the non-educated were anemic, whereas [74.9] percent of the uneducated and [[24].7] percent of the non-educated were anemic, respectively. In a sample of [14] working women, [57.1] were anemic whereas [42.2%] were not. Seventy-five percent of the [136] housewives were anemic, whereas just [24] percent were not.

Conclusion: This study concluded that anemia, as in other parts of the world, is also prevalent in Mardan, Pakistan. Anemia is prevalent mainly in [pregnant women] in the last trimester of pregnancy. In both educated and uneducated women, the prevalence of anemia is the same, and anemia is more common in Housewives than working ladies.