Low serum ferritin and G6PD deficiency as potential predictors of anaemia in pregnant women visiting Prime Care Hospital Enugu Nigeria

Though iron deficiency is known to be a major risk factor of anaemia, the association of G6PD deficiency and malaria with anaemia still remains unclear. Hence, a cross-sectional study involving 95 pregnant women visiting Prime Care Hospital in Trans-Ekulu region of Enugu Nigeria was conducted to det...

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Published in:BMC research notes 2017-12, Vol.10 (1), p.721-721, Article 721
Main Authors: Engwa, Godwill Azeh, Unaegbu, Marcellus, Unachukwu, Marian N, Njoku, Mary-Gloria C, Agbafor, Kingsley N, Mbacham, Wilfred Fon, Okoh, Anthony
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anaemia
Anemia
Diagnosis
Ferritin
G6PD deficiency
Genetic aspects
Haemoglobin concentration
Malaria
Physiological aspects
Pregnancy
Research Note
Risk factors
Serum ferritin
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Summary:Though iron deficiency is known to be a major risk factor of anaemia, the association of G6PD deficiency and malaria with anaemia still remains unclear. Hence, a cross-sectional study involving 95 pregnant women visiting Prime Care Hospital in Trans-Ekulu region of Enugu Nigeria was conducted to determine possible predictors of anaemia in pregnancy. The prevalence of anaemia, malaria and G6PD deficiency were 53.7, 12.6 and 60% respectively. Low serum ferritin (OR 5.500, CI 2.25-13.42, p 
ISSN:1756-0500
1756-0500
DOI:10.1186/s13104-017-3051-5