Undernutrition with Special Reference to Iron-deficiency Anemia in Reproductive Age Group Females in Pakistan: Iron-deficiency Anemia in Reproductive Age group Females

Rozina  Shahadat Khan; Huma  Bader Ul Ain; Tabussam  Tufail; Muhammad  Imran; Sahar  Imran; Sunair  Siddique khan; Romaisa  Siddique; Faiz  Rasool; Saira  Ahmad; Habib-Ur Rehman

doi:10.54393/pbmj.v5i5.412

Authors

Rozina Shahadat Khan Specialized Health Care Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Huma Bader Ul Ain University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Tabussam Tufail University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Imran Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Narowal, Narowal, Pakistan
Sahar Imran University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Sunair Siddique khan Coventry University, United Kingdom
Romaisa Siddique LSE
Faiz Rasool Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, GAIN
Saira Ahmad University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Habib-Ur Rehman University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pbmj.v5i5.412

Keywords:

Anemia, Undernutrition, Iron Deficiency, Reproductive Age, Females

Abstract

Undernutrition, especially micronutrient deficiency is one of the major but least addressed Global health issues. Globally 22% of maternal deaths and 24% of perinatal deaths account for Iron deficiency Anemia. One-fifth of females in Pakistan are suffering from anemia. It accounts for 19.3% of births of newborns that are small for their gestational age and 25% of babies born with low birth weight in Pakistan. Reproductive age group females’ especially pregnant females of the underprivileged rural populations are more prone to develop iron deficiency due to increased physiological requirements or administration of substances acting as inhibitors. But increased usage of substances that act as adjutants can fulfill the physiological requirements of pregnancy. This review aims to explain the roles of different Nutraceuticals in the prevention of iron deficiency anemia, especially in reproductive age group pregnant females.

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