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1. Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors in Child Bearing Age Women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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AlJohara M. AlQuaiz, Ashry Gad Mohamed, Tawfik A. M. Khoja, Abdullah AlSharif, Shaffi Ahamed Shaikh, Hamad Al Mane, Abdallah Aldiris, Ambreen Kazi, and Durdana Hammad

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Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases, RC620-627
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Objective. To determine the prevalence and risk factors for anemia in child bearing age women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Design. Cross-sectional survey was conducted using two-stage cluster sampling. 25 clusters (primary health care centers (PHCC)) were identified from all over Riyadh, and 45–50 households were randomly selected from each cluster. Eligible women were invited to PHCC for questionnaire filling, anthropometric measurements, and complete blood count. Blood hemoglobin was measured with Coulter Cellular Analysis System using light scatter method. Setting. PHCC. Subjects. 969 (68%) women out of 1429 women were included in the analysis. Results. Mean hemoglobin was 12.35 (±1.80) g/dL, 95% CI 12.24–12.46 with interquartile range of 1.9. Anemia (Hb

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2013
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2. Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors in Child Bearing Age Women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Durdana Hammad, Ashry Gad Mohamed, Ambreen Kazi, Abdallah Aldiris, Tawfik A. M. Khoja, Shaffi A. Shaikh, Hamad Al Mane, Abdullah Alsharif, and AlJohara M AlQuaiz

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Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Nutrition and Dietetics, Article Subject, medicine.diagnostic_test, Anemia, business.industry, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Primary health care, Complete blood count, Anthropometry, medicine.disease, lcsh:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases, Reproductive Issues, Interquartile range, Child bearing, medicine, Clinical Study, Cluster sampling, business, lcsh:RC620-627, Food Science
Abstract

Objective. To determine the prevalence and risk factors for anemia in child bearing age women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Design. Cross-sectional survey was conducted using two-stage cluster sampling. 25 clusters (primary health care centers (PHCC)) were identified from all over Riyadh, and 45–50 households were randomly selected from each cluster. Eligible women were invited to PHCC for questionnaire filling, anthropometric measurements, and complete blood count. Blood hemoglobin was measured with Coulter Cellular Analysis System using light scatter method. Setting. PHCC. Subjects. 969 (68%) women out of 1429 women were included in the analysis. Results. Mean hemoglobin was 12.35 ( ) g/dL, 95% CI 12.24–12.46 with interquartile range of 1.9. Anemia (Hb Conclusion. Women should be educated about proper diet and reproductive issues in order to reduce the prevalence of anemia in Saudi Arabia.

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2013

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