Table 3: Frequency of anemia based on perinatal parameters.

Parameters

Anemic

Non-anemic

P-value

 

N

%

N

%

 

Prematurity

     

0.3

Term born

29

55.8

26

54.2

 

Extremely premature

1

1.9

3

6.2

 

Very premature

10

19.2

13

27.1

 

Moderately premature

12

23.1

6

12.5

 

Birth Weight

     

0.3

Very low birth weight

7

13.5

12

25

 

Low birth weight

16

30.8

15

31.2

 

Normal birth weight

28

53.8

19

39.6

 

High birth weight

1

1.9

2

4.2

 

Maternal Data

     

0.65

Age < 18 years

3

5.8

5

10.4

 

Age 18-24 years

37

71.1

34

70.8

 

Age > 25 years

12

23.1

8

16.7

 

Parity

       

0.82

Primiparous

14

26.9

12

25

 

Few births

24

46.2

25

52.1

 

Multiparous

14

26.9

11

22.9

 

Type of Pregnancy

     

0.88

Single

45

86.5

42

87.5

 

Multiple

7

13.5

6

12.5

 

Hemoglobin Electrophoresis

   

0.18

AA

52

100

45

93.7

 

AS

-

-

2

4.2

 

AC

-

-

1

2.1

 

Number of IPT-SP Doses

   

0.5

None

12

23.1

14

29.2

 

1 dose

14

26.9

9

18.7

 

2 doses

13

25

15

31.2

 

3 doses

13

25

10

20.8

 

Number of PNV

     

0.2

None

3

5.8

7

14.6

 

≤ 3 PNV

24

46.2

16

33.3

 

≥ 4 PNV

25

54.8

25

52.1