| dc.contributor.author | Sempewo, Herman J | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-24T07:18:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-24T07:18:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1987 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Master Of Medicine In Obstetrics And Gynaecology | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/25152 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A group of 184 pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at Kangundo hospital, in Machakos District, had their blood samples taken for the estimation of the body iron stores at term. This was
done by measuring serum iron and the total iron-binding capacity (TIBC).
Their haemoglobin concentration was also determined and blood films of those found anaemic were examined. The measurement of serum iron
_and total iron-binding capacity (transferring) indicated t hat;the majority
of mothers in this group examined were iron-deficient at term (that is the serum iron: Total iron-binding capacity ratio was below 20%). There is a tendency for the Fe!JIBC percentage to decrease as parity increased. There was no significant difference between the women of parity 1 to
t and the primigravidea but there was a significant difference between
the group of women with parity of 6 and above and the primigravidae
(p< 0.001), and also between the para 6 + and those of parity of 1
(p < 0.01). There is still need for giving supplementary iron to the rural pregnant mother. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University Of Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | Assessment of body iron stores in rural pregnant women | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
| local.publisher | Department of Medicine | en |
