Determination of Level of Serum Iron among Routine Iron Supplemented Pregnant Women Attending Private Clinic in Sulaimani City, Kurdistan-Iraq
Iron deficiency, with or without anemia, is common in pregnant women and more than half of the anemia’s in the world are due to the deficiency of iron in the serum. The aims of this study were to determine the percentage and level of serum iron among iron supplemented pregnant women in different tri...
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| Language: | English |
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Erbil Polytechnic University
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Polytechnic Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://polytechnic-journal.epu.edu.iq/home/vol11/iss1/15 |
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| Summary: | Iron deficiency, with or without anemia, is common in pregnant women and more than half of the
anemia’s in the world are due to the deficiency of iron in the serum. The aims of this study were
to determine the percentage and level of serum iron among iron supplemented pregnant women in
different trimesters and in different age groups among supplemented pregnant women in Sulaimani
city. This study was carried out in the private clinic in the Sulaimani city-Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
The pregnant women were participated and enrolled between the first of December 2018 and first of
December 2019. Two hundred and seventy-five healthy and iron supplemented pregnant women were
selected randomly and the questionnaire form, which contains information about age of mothers and
their gestational age, was filled and serum iron level was measured by COBAS C111 analyzer. The
results of this study found that the percentage of iron deficiency among participants was high 33%,
45%, and 52.6 % in the first trimester in different age groups <25, 25–35, and above 35 years
old, respectively. However, in the third trimesters decreased to 12.5%, 7.1%, and 3.7% in <25,
25–35, and above 35 years old, respectively. Regarding serum iron levels, the present study found
that there were significant differences between ages 25 and 35 with age <25 years. However, there
was no significant difference between first, second, and third trimesters. This study concludes that
the percentage of iron deficiency among supplemented pregnant women was high compared to other
cities or other countries. Pregnant women who their ages <25 are at risk of serum iron deficiency.
On the other hand, pregnancy trimesters had no effects on the serum iron level among supplemented
pregnant women. |
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| ISSN: | 2707-7799 |