Ali Sumera Aziz, Khan Umber, Feroz Anam
Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2020 Feb;30(2):177-186. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2020.02.177.
Anemia is one of the major causes of maternal mortality and morbidity across the globe, affecting around two-thirds of pregnant women in developing countries. The objective of this study was to synthesise study findings regarding the prevalence and determinants of anemia among women of reproductive age in developing countries. A total of 28 articles were reviewed by two authors for preliminary screening after removing overlapping information. Finally, 15 studies conducted from 2000 to 2015 were included in the review. The average prevalence of anemia was found to be 46.5% with a range of 18.1% to 75% in different studies. Factors such as increased maternal age, low education, high parity, poor socio-economic status, poor nutritional status, and certain diseases have been found as important determinants of anemia. There is a need to improve the socio-economic status, literacy, diet and general health of poor women in developing countries.
贫血是全球孕产妇死亡和发病的主要原因之一，影响着发展中国家约三分之二的孕妇。本研究的目的是综合关于发展中国家育龄妇女贫血患病率及其决定因素的研究结果。两名作者在去除重叠信息后对总共28篇文章进行了初步筛选。最终，纳入了2000年至2015年进行的15项研究。不同研究中贫血的平均患病率为46.5%，范围在18.1%至75%之间。已发现诸如孕产妇年龄增加、教育程度低、多胎妊娠、社会经济地位差、营养状况不佳以及某些疾病等因素是贫血的重要决定因素。有必要改善发展中国家贫困妇女的社会经济地位、识字率、饮食和总体健康状况。
