Prevalence and risk factors of iron-deficiency anaemia among pregnant women in rural districts of Menoufia governorate, Egypt

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 663-666

  Rezk, M ^a   Marawan, H ^a   Dawood, R ^a   Masood, A ^a   Abo Elnasr, M ^a,b  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Community based studies; Cross sectional studies; Egypt; iron defi ciency anaemia; pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BIRTH SPACING; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MULTIPARA; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PARASITOSIS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIET; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIRTH INTERVALS; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944164792     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2014.991289     Document Type: Article

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