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Prevalence of iron deficiency in adult population: A case study from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan

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Author	Qureshi, Mohammad Ilyas Mahmood Khan, Shujaat Farzana, Kalsoom Murtaza, Ghulam Azhar, Saira Noreen, Sobia Sherazi, Syed Tauqir Ali Mumtaz, Amara Shah, Syed Haider Malik, Abdul Qadeer Ali, Nisar Rasheed, Rehmana Razzaq, Rabia Asad, Muhammad
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common cause of nutritional anaemia in world and it is recognized as a major public health problem throughout the globe, especially in the developing countries. Infants, young children and pregnant women are most frequently affected by iron deficiency, which is the most commonly form of nutritional deficiency. The aim of present study was to determine iron deficiency anaemia among adult population of Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan. A clear understanding of the risk factors in this population will help to plan for more effective strategies to control this nutritional deficiency. Among the selected anaemic patients, 72% were iron deficiency anaemic and 28% were non-iron deficiency anaemic. Iron deficiency anaemia was morecommon among females than males (82% patients were females and 18% were males).The risk factors were: pregnancy (57%), nutritional inadequacy (36%) and others (7%). Key words: Abbottabad, anaemia, iron deficiency, risk factors.
Starting Page	1874
Ending Page	1877
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.5897/IJPS12.020
Volume Number	7
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://academicjournals.org/article/article1380537937_Qureshi%20et%20al.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://academicjournals.org/journal/IJPS/article-full-text-pdf/71BD10A16611
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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