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AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS AT THE PUBLIC HOSPITAL OF LAHORE PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-III).01      10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-III).01      Published : Sep 2023

An Observational Study for the Management of Tuberculosis at the Public Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan

    To determine the frequency of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in children who present with clinical pallor The study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital, Hayatabad Medical Complex, between August 2018 and July 2022. We utilized laboratory information and took blood samples of 5ml to check for hemoglobin and ferritin levels. The criteria for IDA diagnosis were the presence of low hemoglobin levels (<11gm/dl) and low ferritin levels (<30ng/ml). The data were analyzed using SPSS version 26. The study contained 492 children between the ages of 1 year to 15 years. The total number of anemic was 467 (94.9%) and Iron Deficiency Anemia was found to be present in 28.8% of the patients. Our study concludes that the frequency of iron deficiency is high in children presenting with pallor. Initiatives like National programs incorporating short-term measures like iron supplements and long-term ones like fortifying wheat flour could decrease the burden of IDA.

    ron Deficiency Anemia, Pallor, Children, Prevalence
    (1) Anam Arshad
    PhD Scholar, Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Rimsha Abaidullah
    PhD Scholar, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Maria Naz Bakhtiari
    PhD Scholar, Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (4) Dur E Nayab
    PhD Scholar, Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (5) Muhammad Zahoor
    PhD Scholar, Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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    APA : Arshad, A., Abaidullah, R., & Bakhtiari, M. N. (2023). An Observational Study for the Management of Tuberculosis at the Public Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan. Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII(III), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-III).01
    CHICAGO : Arshad, Anam, Rimsha Abaidullah, and Maria Naz Bakhtiari. 2023. "An Observational Study for the Management of Tuberculosis at the Public Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII (III): 1-17 doi: 10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-III).01
    HARVARD : ARSHAD, A., ABAIDULLAH, R. & BAKHTIARI, M. N. 2023. An Observational Study for the Management of Tuberculosis at the Public Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan. Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII, 1-17.
    MHRA : Arshad, Anam, Rimsha Abaidullah, and Maria Naz Bakhtiari. 2023. "An Observational Study for the Management of Tuberculosis at the Public Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII: 1-17
    MLA : Arshad, Anam, Rimsha Abaidullah, and Maria Naz Bakhtiari. "An Observational Study for the Management of Tuberculosis at the Public Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII.III (2023): 1-17 Print.
    OXFORD : Arshad, Anam, Abaidullah, Rimsha, and Bakhtiari, Maria Naz (2023), "An Observational Study for the Management of Tuberculosis at the Public Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan", Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII (III), 1-17
    TURABIAN : Arshad, Anam, Rimsha Abaidullah, and Maria Naz Bakhtiari. "An Observational Study for the Management of Tuberculosis at the Public Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review VIII, no. III (2023): 1-17. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-III).01