dc.contributor.author | Kiwanuka, Gertrude N | |
dc.contributor.author | Isharaza, W K | |
dc.contributor.author | Mahmoud, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-14T08:37:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-05-14T08:37:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kiwanuka, G. N., Isharaza, W. K., & Mahmoud, S. (1999). Iron status of pregnant women at first antenatal booking in Mbarara University Teaching Hospital. Tropical doctor, 29(4), 228-230. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/3654 | |
dc.description.abstract | An assessment of iron status was made on 96 pregnant women and 29 non-pregnant, non-lactating menstruat- ing women of comparable age group as controls. Anaemia (haemoglobin < 110 g/l) was present in 84.4% of the pregnant women and in 48.3% of the control group. Iron deficiency (serum ferritin < 12.0 pg/l) was present in 51.1% of the pregnant group and 37.9% of the control group. Prevalence of anaemia with iron deficiency was 54.7% in anaemic pregnant women. Serum ferritin correlated significantly with low haemo- globin (P < 0.05). Median serum ferritin declined progressively until 3 1 weeks of gestation. Preliminary studies on their dietetics showed that low animal protein consumption and poor dietary iron bioavailability were associated with anaemia. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Tropical doctor | en_US |
dc.subject | Iron status of pregnant women | en_US |
dc.subject | Antenatal booking | en_US |
dc.subject | Assessment | en_US |
dc.title | Iron status of pregnant women at first antenatal booking in Mbarara University Teaching Hospital | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |