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OBJECTIVE: to evaluate various socio-demographic risk factors of iron deficiency anemia in young males of Upper Egypt.METHODS: One thousand Egyptian young males aging from 18 to 25 years were surveyed for prevalence and risk factors of iron deficiency anemia during their visit for medical examination at Outpatient Clinics of Quena University Hospital, Quena, Egypt from September 2012 to September 2013. Blood obtained was subjected to complete blood count by Coulter model STKS hematology analyzer (Coultronics, France) and serum ferritin levels by enzyme linked immunosorbant assay. Respon-dents of the study were also subjected to complete urine analysis and stool examination.RESULTS: Out of 1000 respondents, 58 (5.8%) were found anemic during this study. As regards to parasitic infection; young adults with parasitic infection showed six folds increased risk for anemia than those free from parasitic infection (OR=6.05, 95%CI: 2.53-14.47). Considering rural-urban demographic distribution of the population; individuals liv-ing in rural areas were at more than two folds increased risk of anemia than those living in urban areas (OR=2.66, 95%CI: 1.12-6.35). Manual workers were significantly at a higher risk of anemia (OR=4.24, 95%CI: 1.58-11.96). Similarly, jobless adults were at higher risk however not statistically significant (OR= 4.12, 95%CI: 0.53-24.99).CONCLUSION: This study provides a significant association between anemia and education level and social status. Similarly, parasitic infec-tion, rural residency and manual worker are also some other important risk factors.
Sameh Sh. Zaytoun, Ejaz Ahmed Khan. (2016) SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC RISK FACTORS OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN YOUNG ADULT MALES OF UPPER EGYPT, KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, Volume 8, Issue 3.
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