Abstract
Anemia is a significant public health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries, leading to mortality and morbidity in women and children. Anemia may cause low birth weight and premature birth, and increase the risk of maternal mortality due to bleeding and other delivery complications. However, iron deficiency is the most cause of anemia. Therefore, our primary objective is to estimate the prevalence of anemia in the northwest part of Libya. A hundred pregnant women participated in this study. Hemoglobin (Hb) level, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and iron concentration were measured. In addition to that, a questionnaire was completed to collect information such as age, education, medication, and whether the participants drink tea or coffee after a meal. The level of anemia was very high; it was found that 72% of pregnant women. Out of this, 66.6%, 30.5%, and 2.9% were mild, moderate, and severe anemia, respectively.
Highlights
Anemia is defined as a low level of Hb below: 13.0 g/dL in adult men, below 12.0 g/dL in women [1], and below 11.0 g/dL in pregnant women [9,1]
Most anemic patients were observed in the age group 29-38 old, as shown in table 3; Hb concentration 9.1, and table 4 mean corpuscular volume (MCV) was 72.15
The results showed a high prevalence of anemic patients among pregnant women, 72% out of 100 pregnant women; this high number could reflect that 90% of them did not take iron supplements or folic acid, as shown in Table 8, whereas 58% of pregnant women always drank coffee or tea after a meal
Summary
Anemia is defined as a low level of Hb below: 13.0 g/dL in adult men, below 12.0 g/dL in women [1], and below 11.0 g/dL in pregnant women [9,1]. Anemia is affects 25% of the world's population, and iron deficiency (IDA) is the most cause [1]. The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia worldwide is high, affecting the general health and wellbeing of 2 billion people [5], whereas 3.5 billion people in developing countries are estimated to suffer from anemia [5]. Anemia is considered a significant public health problem that can lead to mortality and morbidity in women and children [7]. To treat and solve anemia's high prevalence, especially in developing countries, and despite many efforts, more attention and studies should be created. Our study's main objective is to estimate anemia's prevalence in the northwest of Libya
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