Iron Deficiency Anemia Among Women in Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of iron deficiency anemia among women in Skardu, Gligit-Baltistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital, Skardu, Pakistan, from Dec 2021 to May 2022. Methodology: A total of 202 women were selected...

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Published in:Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal 2024-10, Vol.74 (5), p.1311-1314
Main Authors: Zia, Qasim, Khattak, Irfan, Azam, Malik Nadeem, Rasheed, Ahmar, Ali, Asad, Manzoor, Anam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age groups
Altitude
Anemia
Data analysis
Developing countries
Health care
Hematology
Hemoglobin
Hospitals
India
Iron
Iron deficiency anemia
LDCs
Nutrition research
Pakistan
Population
Poverty
Pregnancy
Public health
Quality of life
Womens health
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of iron deficiency anemia among women in Skardu, Gligit-Baltistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital, Skardu, Pakistan, from Dec 2021 to May 2022. Methodology: A total of 202 women were selected through consecutive sampling from General Medical OPD of Combined Military Hospital, Skardu, Pakistan. Hemoglobin globin levels (Hb gram/deciliter), mean corpuscular volume (MCV fL) and red cell distribution width (RDW%) were determined for all enrolled patients. Results: Mean age of participants in this study was 34.46±10.93 years. Reduced Hb was observed in 62(30.69%) women with a mean hemoglobin level of 9.48±1.59 gl/deciliter and mean corpuscular volume of 79.97±10.7d fL. Among these women, 5(2.47%) were severely anemic (6.56±0.39 gl/deciliter), 28(13.86%) moderately anemic (8.51±0.83 gl/deciliter) while 29(14.35%) were mildly anemic (10.92±0.48 gl/deciliter). Women of younger age group, between18-35 years, were found to suffer more from iron deficiency anemia (39.14%) with mean hemoglobin levels of 11.31±1.80 and mean corpuscular volume of 79.34±10.86 fL. Conclusion: Iron Deficiency Anemia is present in female population of Gilgit-Baltistan in general and woman of childbearing age in particular. Emergency measures for awareness and fortification of basic food items with iron should be undertaken at large scale.
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842
DOI:10.51253/pafmj.v74i5.9441