Measurement of Hemoglobin and Hematocrit in Apparently .Healthy Pregnant Yemeni Women

Abstract

This is a hospital based and analytical study designed to measure Hb &PCV in Yemeni pregnant females in Aden city. 450 Yemeni pregnant females and 40 apparently healthy non pregnant served as a controls study group. Every participant was informed about the study, excepted outcomes and agreement of participation was obtained. A questionnaire was used to collect information about study group, age, gestation stage, number of children . 2.5ml of venous blood was taken from the study group, in EDTA anticoagulant container for Hb & PCV measurement. Fully automated Sysmex Kx21N was used to measure Hb and PCV, and also manual technique heamoglobincyanide (HICN) was used to measure Hb and microheamoticrit centrifuge to measure PCV. Computerize statistical package for social science (version 16) was used for data processing. Study group was divided according to age: group (1) 15-25years were 60.67%, group (2) 26-36 years were 35.56% and group (3)>36 years was (3.78%). According to trimester the most Yemeni pregnant of our study was at the second trimester (46%) followed by first trimester (45.78%) and third trimester (8.22%). Results showed that mean value of hemoglobin and hematocrit decreased significantly compared to control (P value 0.00), the means were (9.2g/dl, 11.9g/dl) and (29.3%, 36.8%) for case and control respectively. Most of pregnant females of study group had one child(33.8%) ,followed by those who had two children which comprised (29.1%) and three children(15.8%) , four children (10.2%), five children (7.1%),six children(2.4%) ,seven children(1.1) and only( 0.4%) of study group has eight children . In relationship to hemoglobin and hematocrit of different age groups the statistical analysis show insignificant difference p.value >0.05, this may be due to low sample size at last age>36 years. In relationship of heamoglobin and hematocrit of pregnant females at different trimesters was significantly difference p.value <0.05.Hb (9.3g/dl, 9g/dl, 8.9g/dl) and PCV (29.7%, 29%, 28.4%) at first, second and third trimester respectively.