Burden of Anemia in Relation to Thalassemia and Iron Deficiency among Vietnamese Pregnant Women

Burden of Anemia in Relation to Thalassemia and Iron Deficiency among Vietnamese Pregnant Women

Background and Aims: Information about the extent to which anemia is related to thalassemia and iron deficiency (ID) is not available in Vietnam. This study investigated the burden of anemia in relation to thalassemia and ID among Vietnamese pregnant women. Methods: A cross-sectional study was condu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta haematologica 2013-01, Vol.130 (4), p.281-287
Hauptverfasser: Siridamrongvattana, Sirivara, Van Hoa, Nguyen, Sanchaisuriya, Kanokwan, Dung, Nguyen, Hoa, Phan Thi Thuy, Sanchaisuriya, Pattara, Fucharoen, Goonnapa, Fucharoen, Supan, Schelp, Frank P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Anemia - epidemiology
Anemia - etiology
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - epidemiology
Cost of Illness
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Iron - deficiency
Middle Aged
Original Paper
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic - epidemiology
Rural Population
Thalassemia - epidemiology
Vietnam - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:Background and Aims: Information about the extent to which anemia is related to thalassemia and iron deficiency (ID) is not available in Vietnam. This study investigated the burden of anemia in relation to thalassemia and ID among Vietnamese pregnant women. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Thua Thien Hue, Central Vietnam. Blood samples taken from 399 pregnant women with a gestational age
ISSN:0001-5792
1421-9662
DOI:10.1159/000351168