Background: Pregnancy is typically accompanied by an increase of micronutrient requirements in general and especially iron. This increased need may be an additional risk factor for developing anemia. Purpose of the study: The aim of this study is to provide data on the prevalence of anemia of pregnancy in the maternity ward of the regional hospital in the city of Temara, and examine risk factor...

Background: Anemia has a very high prevalence across the world. Microcytic anemia is the most common nutritional disorder and a major health problem in infants and children associated with inadequate growth and development. Diagnosing anemia at the birth can be difficult. Due to the fact that conditions such as thalassemia and iron deficiency are causative factors of microcytic anemia are preva...

Introduction: Anemia in pregnancy is associated with many adverse fetal and maternal outcomes. It the commonest hematological disorder that occurs pregnancy. Prevalence of anemia pregnant women very high worldwide, especially developing countries. The objective this study was to find prevalence factors among attending Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital.
 Methodology: A Quantitative, c...

INTRODUCTION Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the major psychological disorders worldwide that affects both mother and child. The aim of this study was to correlate the risk of PPD with obstetric and demographic variables in Saudi females. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were collected by interviewing females 8-12 weeks postpartum. PPD symptoms were defined as present when subjects had an Edi...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate socio-economic and demographic determinants of anemia among Indian children aged 6-59 months. METHODS Statistical analysis was performed on the cross-sectional weighted sample of 40,885 children from 2005 to 2006 National Family Health Survey by using multinomial logistic regression to assess the significance of some risk factors in different degrees of child anemia. Ane...

Objective: To study the prevalence and risk factors of women with anemia during pregnancy. Materials and methods: This study was performed based on 100 pregnancies delivered during the years 2016 in Hind institute of medical sciences. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin (Hg) lower than 11 g/dl during pregnancy. This test were estimated by hemoglobinometer. Result: Out of 100 pregnant women, 40 (40...

India is among the countries with highest prevalence of anaemia in the world and accounts for the largest number of anaemic persons in the world. It is estimated that about 20%-40% of maternal deaths in India are due to anaemia; India contributes to about 50% of global maternal deaths due to anaemia. This review aimed to see prevalence of anemia, mainly iron deficiency anemia (IDA), diet manage...

Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) is one of the important caries occuring in children under the age of 6. ECC is defined as possible risk factor for iron deficiency-related anemia. In this review study, the current evidence about the effect of ECC on the prevalence of anemia was studied. Material and Methods: A systematic review on ECC and anemia was done based on published article in P...