Comparative study of some haematological parameters of pregnant women inAkpabuyo local government area of Cross River State, Nigeria

[摘要] Anaemia is defined as a haemoglobin concentration lower than the established cut-off defined by the World HealthOrganization (WHO). This cut-off ranges from 110g l21 for pregnant women and for children 6 months–5 years ofage, to 120g l21 for non-pregnant women, to 130g l21 for men.Cross-sectional prospective study involving 100apparently healthy pregnant subjects attending antenatal clinic at two centers and 100 apparently healthy nonpregnantsubjects of child bearing age (control group), both were within the age range 18 and 43 years and fromAkpabuyo Local Government Area Cross River State in Nigeria. Four important haematological parameters werecarried out and they include; haematocrit (Hct), haemoglobin concentration (Hb), total white blood cell count(TWBC) and differential white cell count in the subjects studied. The results obtained indicate that there wasdecrease haemoglobin concentration as well as slightly raised Neutrophil and Lymphocyte count that showsignificant difference in pregnant subjects in comparison with non-pregnant subjects. However, HCT and Hb werefound to reduce significantly while TWCC and Neutrophil increase slightly as trimester increased. Parity showednot to have influence on haematological parameters of pregnant women from Akpabuyo LGA. The present studyprovides fundamental haematological parameters of pregnant women in rural community of Akpabuyo. This will beof help to the community and the government that a complete blood count is carried out routinely for propermanagement of ante-natal women, as well as creating awareness to educate pregnant and non-pregnant women onproper food to eat and vitamins to take when pregnant.

[学科分类] 药理学