IRON DEFICIENCY STATUS IN FIRST TIME, REPLACEMENT, VOLUNTARY AND REGULAR MALE BLOOD DONORS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALS OF PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE:  to determine iron deficiency in first time, replacement, voluntary and regular male blood donors and to detect pre-clinical iron deficiency in blood donors at tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan by assessing serum ferritin levels. METHODS: In this cross-sectional descr...

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Published in:Khyber Medical University journal 2017-08, Vol.9 (2)
Main Authors: Khadija Habib, Nazish Farooq, Sadia Fatima, Rubina Nazli, Zeeshan Kibria
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Language:English
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Summary:ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE:  to determine iron deficiency in first time, replacement, voluntary and regular male blood donors and to detect pre-clinical iron deficiency in blood donors at tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan by assessing serum ferritin levels. METHODS: In this cross-sectional descriptive study 152 male blood donors from North West General Hospital and Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan were recruited from 1st December, 2012 to 30th May, 2013. Donors were divided into regular and non-regular (1st time, replacement and voluntary) groups based on number of donations in the past. Quantitative determination of serum ferritin levels was performed by Chemiluminescence immunoassay. Serum ferritin level >30µg/L were taken as normal, 15-30µg/L were reduced and
ISSN:2305-2643
2305-2651