Contributing factors to iron deficiency anemia in women in Jordan: A single-center cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to understand the impact of iron deficiency anemia in female users of a hematology service in a developing country.

Design

Retrospective cross-sectional study of adult and adolescent women with iron deficiency anemia who presented to a hospital department of hematology.

Setting

A tertiary university hospital inpatient and outpatient hematology service.

Participants

All female patients who were ≥13 years of age with confirmed iron deficiency anemia and received hospital hematology services.

Results

A total of 208 patients were enrolled and analyzed in the registry. The mean age of the patients was 41.4 years (range, 14-82). A total of 195 patients had anemia that was moderate or severe according to the World Health Organization

SUBMITTER: Awidi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6218028 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature