Anaemia in pregnancy--its cause in the underprivileged class of Karachi

A prospective study of the frequency and type of anaemia amongst poor urban parturients of Karachi was done. It was performed at 2 large teaching hospitals over the time span January to September, 1990. Out of 318 women studied, 104 (32.7%) were anaemic (Hb levels < 10gm/dl). The type of anaemia...

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Published inJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 44; no. 4; p. 90
Main Authors Karim, S A, Khurshid, M, Memon, A M, Jafarey, S N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pakistan 01.04.1994
Subjects
Adult
Anemia - epidemiology
Anemia, Hypochromic - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Pakistan - epidemiology
Poverty
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic - epidemiology
Pakistan
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Summary:A prospective study of the frequency and type of anaemia amongst poor urban parturients of Karachi was done. It was performed at 2 large teaching hospitals over the time span January to September, 1990. Out of 318 women studied, 104 (32.7%) were anaemic (Hb levels < 10gm/dl). The type of anaemia was assessed. Iron deficiency predominated and was seen amongst 63.5% of the anaemic population. There was an even distribution of other kinds of anaemia amongst the remainder of the population.
ISSN:0030-9982