Zaeem Sohail Jafar
Punjab Health Facilities Management Company Chakwal, Pakistan
Title: Prevalence of anemia and physiological symptoms of pregnancy during first trimester
Biography
Biography: Zaeem Sohail Jafar
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the frequency of anemia and frequency of physiological symptoms of pregnancy in the first trimester.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a rural health center from January 2021 to November 2021. Sample size of 801 patients was taken. Mean age of women were 27.2 ± 4.6 years. Demographical data, hemoglobin levels and symptoms which occurred during pregnancy in first trimester were taken. Mean Hb levels were 9.82 ± 0.66 g/dl. Urinalysis reports were obtained from the hospital’s laboratory. Data was analyzed and results were generated using SPSS.
Results: The frequency of anemia among pregnant women in sample size was 96.5%. Most of the women were mildly anemic (71.5%), 5.9% were moderately anemic, 0.3% were severely anemic and only 2.8% were non-anemic [Table 1]. Collectively, among anemic and non-anemic women, nausea and vomiting were the most common symptom reported in 190 (23.7%), heart burn in 117 (14.6%), UTI in 97 (12.1%), constipation in 39 (4.9%), backache in 33 (4.1%) and 28 (3.5%) women reported pelvic pain in the first trimester