ANALYSIS OF DAILY IRON SUPPLEMENT (GREATER INCREASE IN RED BLOOD CELL VOLUME) WITH COMPARISON OF INTERMITTENT IRON IN IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA

Introduction: Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells is insufficient to meet physiologic needs; it is caused by many conditions, particularly iron deficiency. Aims and objectives: The basic aim of the study is to analyse the daily iron supplement (greater increase in red blood cell volume) with comparison of intermittent iron in iron deficiency anemia. Material and methods: This descriptive study was conducted in King Edward Medical University, Lahore during January 2019 to July 2019 with the permission of ethical committee of hospital. . Data were collected from 100 pregnant female patients. Participants were selected through randomly sampling technique. Results: The data was collected from 100 female patients. The only factors which emerged as statistically significant from the adjusted logistic regression analysis model were insufficient intakes of iron (OR = 7.39; 95% CI: 1.45-37.57) and vitamin C (OR = 6.14; 95% CI: 1.34-28.27), frequent (≥2 times per week) tea consumption (OR = 0.01; 95% CI: 0.01-0.08), infrequent (≤2 times per week) red meat consumption (OR = 3.71; 95% CI: 1.01-13.61), and the possession of a personal history of IDA (OR = 6.00; 95% CI: 1.45-24.76). Conclusion: It is concluded that main risk factors in relation to contracting anemia were inadequate intakes of iron and vitamin C, frequent tea consumption, infrequent red meat consumption, and a past personal history of IDA