Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) in Pregnant Women of Different Ages in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

Ullah, Atta; Yousafzai, Ali Muhammad; Khan, Gul Nabi; Iqbal, Nasir; Ahmad, Bashir

doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0126.v1

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“…Besides poverty, a study conducted in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province of Pakistan established the relation that the incidence of anemia decreases with a higher level of education, according to the study the rate of anemia was 88% in the pregnant women who had received no formal education [15] . Another research conducted in Thatta revealed that the majority of the women were not aware of what anemia was, and would consider it a blood deficiency.…”

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Exploring the relationship between anemia in pregnancy and infant mortality: a narrative review

Khan,

Qamar,

Salman

et al. 2024

International Journal of Surgery: Global Health

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Anemia is a multivariate and highly prevalent health concern among the worldwide population. However, owing to the socioeconomic conditions of Pakistan and physiological changes that take place during pregnancy, an exceptionally high percentage of pregnant Pakistani females suffer from anemia with the most common cause being iron deficiency. Unsurprisingly, many complications for both mother and child have been recorded in association with this issue, such as postpartum hemorrhage, low birthweight, stunted development, and still birth. Given the situation, it is imperative to strengthen operational measures while introducing more effective strategies to improve health status among pregnant women.

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Exploring the relationship between anemia in pregnancy and infant mortality: a narrative review

Khan,

Qamar,

Salman

et al. 2024

International Journal of Surgery: Global Health

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Uncovering the hidden health burden: a systematic review and meta-analysis of iron deficiency anemia among adolescents, and pregnant women in Pakistan

Mahar,

Shah,

shaikh

et al. 2024

J Health Popul Nutr

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Introduction Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most prevalent diet-related disorder and mainly affects women and children. To determine the trend of anemia incidence in Pakistan, a current review was carried out. This review aimed to estimate the prevalence of anemia among pregnant women and adult/adolescent nonpregnant women in Pakistan and to provide a 15-year trend analysis. Materials and methods Studies were identified by searching PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Science Direct, complementing this digital exploration, and a manual review of reference lists from previously published prevalence studies was performed to enhance the scope of relevant articles. A total of twenty-seven population-based anemia studies on adolescent/adult females and pregnant women published in Pakistan from January 1st-2007 until December 2021 were included. Systematic data extraction was facilitated through the implementation of a standardized and rigorously pretested data extraction checklist. For the subsequent analysis, the sophisticated capabilities of R statistical software were harnessed. The I 2 test was used to assess heterogeneity among studies, and the pooled prevalence of anemia was calculated. Results The final analysis included 27 research articles as well as two extensive National Nutrition survey reports, NNS 2011 and NNS 2018. The forest plot of sixteen studies on pregnant women revealed that the overall pooled prevalence of anemia among pregnant females in Pakistan was 70.4% (95% CI: 0.619, 0.789), and the forest plot of eleven studies on non-pregnant adolescent and adult females reported the pooled prevalence was 54.6% (95% CI: 0.422, 0.669). Subgroup analysis among pregnant women based on region, trimester and socioeconomic status revealed that the highest anemia incidence was observed in Punjab (77.4%). Similarly, females in the second trimester reported a higher prevalence of anemia 78% (95% CI, 0.556 1.015), and the status-wise group with a mixed background reported a higher prevalence 72.8% (95% CI, 0.620 0.835). According to the subgroup analysis, eleven studies of adult nonpregnant groups of mixed socioeconomic status reported a higher prevalence of 56.9% (95% CI, 0.292 0.845). Conclusion In Pakistan, anemia, is widespread among pregnant women and nonpregnant adolescent/adult females. A deeper understanding of anemia in Pakistani women is necessary for targeted interventions and policy decisions to predict demographic shifts.

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Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) in Pregnant Women of Different Ages in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

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References 10 publications

Exploring the relationship between anemia in pregnancy and infant mortality: a narrative review

Exploring the relationship between anemia in pregnancy and infant mortality: a narrative review

Uncovering the hidden health burden: a systematic review and meta-analysis of iron deficiency anemia among adolescents, and pregnant women in Pakistan

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