Zaeem Sohail Jafar
Punjab Health Facilities Management Company Chakwal, Pakistan
Biography
Dr. Zaeem Sohail Jafar is a graduate of Lahore Medical and Dental College. He completed his graduation in February 2020 and was appointed as a Medical Officer in a remote and underprivileged area in Punjab where he saw many pregnant females blighted by anemia. In Southeast Asia, the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women is 48.2%, which is the second highest prevalence in the world. Pakistan is categorized among the countries having anemia as a moderate public health problem with a prevalence of 39.1% among the pregnant women. The basic purpose of this abstract submission is to highlight common physiological symptoms of pregnancy and the prevalence of anemia in remote areas of under-developed countries with an aim to educate the people the effects of this condition on mothers and their babies.
Abstract
Abstract : Prevalence of anemia and physiological symptoms of pregnancy during first trimester