. 2017; 14(3): 176-180

Anemia prevalence at the time of detection of pregnancy

Mustafa Öztürk1, Özlem Öztürk2, Mustafa Ulubay3, Emre Karaşahin3, Taner Özgürtaş2, Müfit Yenen3, Aytekin Aydin3, Fahri Firatligil4, Serkan Bodur3
1Universty Of Health Sciences Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk SUAM Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, İstanbul, TURKEY
2Universty Of Health Sciences, Gülhane Medical Faculty, Medical Biochemistry Department, 06018, Etlik, Ankara, TURKEY
3Universty Of Health Sciences, Gülhane Medical Faculty, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, 06018, Etlik, Ankara, TURKEY
4Kocaeli State Hospital Obstetrics And Gynecology Department, Kocaeli, Turkey.

Introduction: Anemia in the first trimester of pregnancy is the situation described by the World Health Organization(WHO), when the level of hemoglobin(Hb) is less than 11 g in 100 cc of blood. The prevalence of this problem is 18% in developed countries while it is between 35-75% in developing countries. In this study, we aim to determine the prevalence of anemia at the time of detection of pregnancy.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective cross sectional study was designed to determine the prevalence of anemia. A total of 5228 first trimester pregnant women were admitted to the study between 2012-2014. Hb levels of 11 to 9.5g/dl, 9.5 to 8g/dl and less than 8g/dl were considered as mild, moderate and severe anemia, respectively.
Results: We detected mild, modarate and severe anemia rate as 16.64%, 3.07%, and 0.28% respectively in our pregnant population. Overall prevalence of anemia at the time of detection of the pregnancy was 20.0% in our population.
Conclusion: Anemia is a significant risk factor for maternal mortality in developing countries. The anemia prevalence in pregnancy at the time of pregnancy diagnosis was detected as 20% and this rate is close to the indicated rates of developed countries.

Keywords: Pregnancy, Anemia, Prevalence, First trimester


Mustafa Öztürk, Özlem Öztürk, Mustafa Ulubay, Emre Karaşahin, Taner Özgürtaş, Müfit Yenen, Aytekin Aydin, Fahri Firatligil, Serkan Bodur. Anemia prevalence at the time of detection of pregnancy. . 2017; 14(3): 176-180

Corresponding Author: Mustafa Öztürk, Türkiye


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