Research Article | Open Access
PREVALENCE OF ANEMIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN FORM KARANJALI VILLAGE MAHARASHTRA
NIRANJAN RAMESH GIRI, PRAKASH TANAJI WANKHEDKAR AND VIKRAM RAGHUNATH KAKULTE
Pages: 379-383
Abstract
During pregnancy, anemia is a general problem. The Hb % range of less than 10.5 g/dL, regardless of gestational age, is considered genuine anemia. Nutritional deficits, parasite and bacterial infections, and inborn red cell abnormalities including thalassemia are the most general problem of anemia during pregnancy. Iron deficiency, which affects an estimated 20-80 percent of the world's population, particularly women, is the leading cause of anemia in obstetricstra.. 20 μL of blood was collected from the ring-bearing finger of pregnant women. Hb was probable done by using Sahli's method according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) which states that anemia in pregnancy Hb less than 11 g/dl (Hematocrit;{ Hct}\33%) in 1st and 3rd trimester is < 10.5 g/dl (Hct\32%) in the 2nd trimester while (WHO) states that anemia in pregnancy Hb values is < 11gm/ dl. Over the decades, maternal death rates have decreased in several nations around the world, including India, but only in resource-poor and tribal-rural areas. We also suggest observing "National Anemia Awareness and Treatment Day" as a way of raising public awareness and combating this health problem. The inaccessibility of such areas, as well as the lack of modern facilities, disappoints the trained personnel.
Keywords
Anemia, Pregnancy, Prevalence,Karanjali, hemoglobin.