scholarly journals Contributing factors to iron deficiency anemia in women in Jordan: A single-center cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. e0205868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Awidi ◽  
Hisham Bawaneh ◽  
Hadil Zureigat ◽  
Muna AlHusban ◽  
Abdalla Awidi
2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 1682-1687
Author(s):  
Syeda Nosheen Zehra ◽  
Hamid Ali ◽  
Syeda Farheen Fatima Zaidi ◽  
Shahid Kareem ◽  
Abdul Zahir ◽  
...  

Objectives: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is commonly encountered in patients with hypothyroidism. Many studies demonstrate valuable association between the two; therefore further investigation was required to understand the frequency and association in order to ensure better disease outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of IDA in patients with hypothyroidism, in a tertiary care hospital of Karachi. This Study Design: Single center, cross sectional study. Setting: Department of General Medicine, Liaquat National Hospital Karachi. Period: Feb 2018 to July 2018. Material and Methods: Two hundred seventy four patients with hypothyroidism were selected. Serum iron profile was sent to the institutional laboratory to assess the outcome variable i.e iron deficiency anemia. All the collected information was entered in the prescribed Performa. Results: Out of 274 hypothyroid patients 106 (38.7%) were male and 168 (61.3%) were female with the mean age was 38.82 + 4.009. Anemia was present in 40(14.4 %) patients and amongst them, IDA was observed in 20 (7.2%) patients. Conclusion: From the findings in the study, it was noted that free T4 had an influence on erythrocyte indices, namely hemoglobin levels, mean corpuscular volume and packed cell volume. This outcome therefore demonstrates some association of IDA with hypothyroidism. It is thus prudent to assess individuals with chronic IDA who have already been found negative for common causes of IDA like chronic blood loss menorrahgia in females nutritional deficiencies and worm infestations for hypothyroidism.


2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
EmanFawzy Halawa ◽  
SamarMohamed Sabry ◽  
Dalia Ahmed ◽  
MohamedM. E. Al Ghwass

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1631
Author(s):  
Inderpreet Santokh ◽  
Bablu Kumar Gaur ◽  
Raghvendra Narayan ◽  
Baljeet Maini ◽  
A. K. Bharadwaj

Background: Iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional deficiency disorder in the world. The present study was conducted to know the prevalence and severity of iron deficiency anemia among of 6 months to 60 months old children. A large proportion of iron deficiency is preventable with appropriate and timely intervention.Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 100 children clinically suggestive of anemia with hemoglobin level less than 11gm/dl admitted in pediatrics ward of tertiary care hospital. 5 ml of blood sample was taken and complete hemogram, peripheral blood film and serum ferritin estimation was done. Case were studied in reference to history, age, clinical examination, hemoglobin level and confirmation of iron deficiency anemia was done by serum ferritin levels.Results: The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in present study was 56%. It was most prevalent in the age group of 6 to 24 months. Exclusively breastfed children showed higher prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in present study, however no statistical correlation was found. Low Serum ferritin levels have statistically significant result with socioeconomic status, with as many as 69.4% suffering from iron deficiency anemia belonging to low socioeconomic status.Conclusions: Prevalence of iron deficiency anemia remains alarmingly high and major health problem in our country. All anemia are not iron deficiency anemia. Low socioeconomic status is a huge hurdle in child health and greatly influences prevalence of iron deficiency anemia. Serum ferritin is a most sensitive marker of iron deficiency anemia, helps diagnose it early in its course, which can be missed on clinical or routine blood investigations.


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