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FREQUENCY OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN CHILDREN PRESENTING WITH PALLOR TO HAYATABAD MEDICAL COMPLEX PESHAWAR

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-II).14      10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-II).14      Published : Jun 2023

Frequency of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children Presenting with Pallor to Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar

Abstract

    To determine the frequency of iron deficiency anaemia (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 haemoglobin and ferritin levels. The criteria for IDA diagnosis were the presence of low haemoglobin levels (<11gm/dl) and low ferritin levels (<30ng/ml). The data were analyzed using SPSS version 26. The study contained 492 children (1 to 15 years).The total number of anaemic 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.

    Iron Deficiency Anemia; Pallor; Children; Prevalence

    (1) Samreen Ahmad
    FCPS /Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Peshawar General Hospital, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Abid Salahuddin
    Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Peshawar General Hospital, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Ambreen Ahmad
    FCPS/Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, HMC/ KGMC, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Ahmad, S., Salahuddin, A., & Ahmad, A. (2023). Frequency of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children Presenting with Pallor to Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar. Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII(II), 78-81. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-II).14

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Ahmad, Samreen, Abid Salahuddin, and Ambreen Ahmad. 2023. "Frequency of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children Presenting with Pallor to Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII (II): 78-81 doi: 10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-II).14

HARVARD

    HARVARD : AHMAD, S., SALAHUDDIN, A. & AHMAD, A. 2023. Frequency of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children Presenting with Pallor to Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar. Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII, 78-81.

MHRA

    MHRA : Ahmad, Samreen, Abid Salahuddin, and Ambreen Ahmad. 2023. "Frequency of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children Presenting with Pallor to Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII: 78-81

MLA

    MLA : Ahmad, Samreen, Abid Salahuddin, and Ambreen Ahmad. "Frequency of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children Presenting with Pallor to Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII.II (2023): 78-81 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Ahmad, Samreen, Salahuddin, Abid, and Ahmad, Ambreen (2023), "Frequency of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children Presenting with Pallor to Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar", Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII (II), 78-81

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Ahmad, Samreen, Abid Salahuddin, and Ambreen Ahmad. "Frequency of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children Presenting with Pallor to Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review VIII, no. II (2023): 78-81. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-II).14