Prevalence of Anemia and Its Effects on Thyroid Function in Pregnant Women
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Anemia and thyroid disorders, both are common public health problems with pregnant women being the most vulnerable group. Therefore, we aimed this study to find out the prevalence the prevalence of anemia and thyroid disorder among the pregnant women. Materials & Methods: This study was carried out in Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Ataria, UP. 120 pregnant women were included and examined for the prevalence of anemia and its effect on thyroid profile. Results: We found that 47.5% of pregnant women were anemic of which 15.83% had mild, 21.67% had moderate and 10% had severe anemia. Prevalence of hypothyroidism was high in both non anemic and anemic pregnant women with the rate much higher in case of anemic females. 21.05%, 30.76% and 33.33% of pregnant women with mild, moderate and severe anemia respectively had the hypothyroidism while subclinical hypothyroidism was observed in 31.57%, 23.07% and 16.7% of those with mild, moderate and severe anemia respectively. Conclusion: Anemia is one of the major causes of maternal mortality during pregnancy and the situation is further worsened by the presence of thyroid abnormality. Therefore early diagnosis and treatment may aid in preventing the adverse maternofoetal outcomes.
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Saleha Shaheen, Shahnawaz Hasan
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