DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2018.v04i08.001

Pages: 108-115

Anaemia is defined as hemoglobin levels of ≤ 11 g/dl , is one of the world's leading causes of disability , and thus one of the most serious global public health problems More than 50% of the pregnant women in the world are anemic. Knowledge about the anemia is very important in our community. This knowledge will encourage those who work in primary health care provider for pregnant women to detect the problem earlier and treat the problem properly. To determine the problems related to anemia in pregnant women in Kirkuk governorate. A total of 250 pregnant women were asked while attending antenatal unit in Azadi Teaching Hospital and several Primary Health Centers in Kirkuk City between November 25, 2014 and March 1, 2015. Data taken were age, residency, educational level, history of last menstrual period, onset of anemia and concentration of hemoglobin (Hb) were obtained and analyzed. From the total (250) pregnant women (61.6%) of them have low Hemoglobin (Hb) level either mild, moderate or severe anemia the majority of them (75.33%) with mild anemia. according to severity there is just (3.2%) of total cases have severe anemia. This study shows that the prevalence of anemia among Kirkuk city women during pregnancy is (61.6%) in comparing to (52%) in the world wide in developing countries.