Clinical Study
Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors in Child Bearing Age Women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Table 2
Characteristics of child bearing age women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
| | Characteristic | Number of participants
(%) |
| | Age | | | Mean (SD) range: 15–49 | 29.05 (±10.14) | | Education | | | University | 166 (17.1) | | Secondary | 212 (21.9) | | Intermediate | 196 (20) | | Primary | 177 (18.4) | | Illiterate | 218 (22.6) | | Marital status | | | Single | 425 (43.9) | | Married | 499 (51.8) | | Widow | 29 (2.8) | | Divorce/separated | 16 (1.6) | | Occupation () | | | Office employee | 102 (14) | | Student | 210 (28.6) | | House wife | 492 (57.4) | | Body mass index () | | | Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 331 (35.7) | | Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 54 (5.8) | | Overweight (≥25–29.9 kg/m2) | 241 (26) | | Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 302 (32.5) | | Menstrual history | | | Frequency of menstruation () | | | Once per month | 865 (89.2) | | Twice or more per month | 34 (3.5) | | Duration of menstruation () | | | Normal duration (5–7 days) | 773 (94) | | ≥8 days per month | 49 (6) | | Passing clots during menstruation () | | | No | 737 (76.5) | | Yes | 227 (23.5) | | Heavy flow of menstrual blood () | | | No | 807 (83.7) | | Yes | 157 (16.3) | | Obstetric history | | | Number of children () | | | Children 1–5 | 310 (66.5) | | Children >5 | 156 (33.5) | | Birth interval () | | | >1 year | 364 (84.5) | | ≤1 year | 67 (15.5) | | Use of oral contraceptive pills () | | | No | 430 (69) | | Yes | 194 (31) | | Duration of oral contraceptive use () | | | <2 years | 114 (58.7) | | >2 to <5 years | 59 (28) | | >5 years | 21 (10) | | Use of intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) () | | | No | 447 (87.8) | | Yes | 62 (12.2) | | Dietary factors | | | Red meat () | | | Yes | 514 (53.3) | | No | 450 (46.7) | | Vegetables | | | Yes | 626 (64.7) | | No | 343 (35.3) | | Tea and coffee | | | Yes | 264 (27.4) | | No | 700 (72.6) | | Juices | | | Yes | 220 (21.6) | | No | 748 (77.4) | | Soft drinks () | | | Yes | 363 (37.7) | | No | 601 (62.3) | |
Diluted yogurt (lasi) | | | Yes | 521 (54) | | No | 443 (46) | | Eggs | | | Yes | 430 (44.4) | | No | 539 (55.6) | | Disease status | | | Peptic ulcer | | | No | 931 (96.6) | | Yes | 33 (3.4) | | Hemorrhoids () | | | No | 916 (95) | | Yes | 48 (5) | | Cancer () | | | No | 950 (98.5) | | Yes | 14 (1.5) | | Bilharzias | | | No | 952 (98.8) | | Yes | 12 (1.2) | | Blood transfusion | | | No | 950 (98.5) | | Yes | 14 (1.5) | | Past history of hereditary blood disorder | | | No | 955 (99.1) | | Yes | 9 (0.9) | | Family history of hereditary blood disorder | | | No | 954 (99) | | Yes | 10 (1.0) | | Past history of iron deficiency anemia | | | No | 863 (89.5) | | Yes | 101 (10.5) | | Past family history of iron deficiency anemia | | | No | 874 (90.7) | | Yes | 90 (9.3) |
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