Factors associated with iron deficiency in pregnant women seen at a public prenatal care service

Abstract

A B S T R A C T ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the frequency of iron deficiency and its association with socioeconomic, obstetric, and nutritional factors in pregnant women. MethodsThis cross-sectional study included women on the second trimester of pregnancy seen at a public prenatal care facility of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil from May 2008 to May 2009. Socioeconomic, nutritional, and obstetric data were compared with markers of iron stores. ResultsDuring the study period, 146 pregnant women met the inclusion criteria. The frequency of anemia characterized by abnormal hemoglobin level, hematocrit, and mean corpuscular volume varied from 3% to 5%. However, 11% of the women had high transferrin levels and 39% had low ferritin levels. Before pregnancy, 21% of the women were underweight and 29% were overweight or obese. During pregnancy, the percentage of overweight or obese women rose to 40%. History of miscarriages, higher gestational age, and excess weight before pregnancy were associated with markers of iron stores at abnormal levels. Consumption of specific food groups was not associated with abnormal marker levels.

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“…A study conducted by Abu Salem et al 17 from Egypt has also reported 52.5 % iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women which is close to our study results. A study conducted in Brazil by de Camargo et al 18 has reported 39 % iron deficiency anemia which is similar to that of our study results. A study conducted by Raut et al 19 in Nepal has reported 70 % pregnant ladies had lower serum ferritin levels which is in compliance with our study results.…”

“…A study conducted by Abu Salem et al 17 from Egypt has also reported 29.46 ± 5.4 years mean age which is close to our study results. A study conducted in Brazil by de Camargo et al 18 has reported 47 % pregnant ladies less than 25 years old which is similar to that of our study results.…”

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“…In the analysis of the journals subject of publications, stood out Periodicals area of obstetrics and gynecology [8][9][10] , magazines nursing area [12] , area of Science and Medicine [7] and the area of Nutrition [11] .…”

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