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. 2017 Dec 8;10(1):721.
doi: 10.1186/s13104-017-3051-5.

Low serum ferritin and G6PD deficiency as potential predictors of anaemia in pregnant women visiting Prime Care Hospital Enugu Nigeria

Godwill Azeh Engwa  1 , Marcellus Unaegbu  2 , Marian N Unachukwu  3 , Mary-Gloria C Njoku  4 , Kingsley N Agbafor  5 , Wilfred Fon Mbacham  6 , Anthony Okoh  7
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Low serum ferritin and G6PD deficiency as potential predictors of anaemia in pregnant women visiting Prime Care Hospital Enugu Nigeria

Godwill Azeh Engwa et al. BMC Res Notes. .

Abstract

Objectives: Though iron deficiency is known to be a major risk factor of anaemia, the association of G6PD deficiency and malaria with anaemia still remains unclear. Hence, a cross-sectional study involving 95 pregnant women visiting Prime Care Hospital in Trans-Ekulu region of Enugu Nigeria was conducted to determine possible predictors of anaemia in pregnancy.

Results: The prevalence of anaemia, malaria and G6PD deficiency were 53.7, 12.6 and 60% respectively. Low serum ferritin (OR 5.500, CI 2.25-13.42, p < 0.05) and G6PD deficiency (OR 0.087, CI 0.03-0.23, p < 0.05) were associated with anaemia in pregnancy. On the other hand, malaria did not significantly associate (OR 1.184, CI 0.35-3.97, p = 0.964) with anaemia in pregnant women. These findings showed high prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women with low serum ferritin level and G6PD deficiency as high risk factors of anaemia.

Keywords: Anaemia; G6PD deficiency; Haemoglobin concentration; Malaria; Pregnancy; Serum ferritin.

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