Contributing factors to iron deficiency anemia in women in Jordan: A single-center cross-sectional study.

OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to understand the impact of iron deficiency anemia in female users of a hematology service in a developing country. DESIGN:Retrospective cross-sectional study of adult and adolescent women with iron deficiency anemia who presented to a hospital department of hematology. SETTING:A tertiary university hospital inpatient and outpatient hematology service. PARTICIPANTS:All female patients who were ≥13 years of age with confirmed iron deficiency anemia and received hospital hematology services. RESULTS:A total of 208 patients were enrolled and analyzed in the registry. The mean age of the patients was 41.4 years (range, 14-82). A total of 195 patients had anemia that was moderate or severe according to the World Health Organization anemia classification with 13 patients having mild anemia. A total of 108 patients had comorbidities, which were primarily endocrine and cardiovascular. Iron deficiency anemia was associated with very heavy (n = 56, 30%) or heavy menses (n = 84, 45%) in 140 patients and was associated with poor (