title: Anaemia in pregnancy--its cause in the underprivileged class of Karachi.
abstract: A prospective study of the frequency and type of anaemia amongst poor urban parturients of Karachi was done. It was performed at 2 large teaching hospitals over the time span January to September, 1990. Out of 318 women studied, 104 (32.7%) were anaemic (Hb levels < 10gm/dl). The type of anaemia was assessed. Iron deficiency predominated and was seen amongst 63.5% of the anaemic population. There was an even distribution of other kinds of anaemia amongst the remainder of the population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aga Khan University Medical Centre, Karachi.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khurshid
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Memon
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Jafarey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000453:epidemiology*