Características clínicas de la anemia ferropénica en gestantes 18 – 30 años atendidas en el servicio de GinecoObstetricia de un hospital de Guayaquil en el año 2024.

Abstract

Introduction: Iron deficiency anemia is one of the most prevalent forms of anemia worldwide and represents a significant challenge for public health especially in middle and low income countries due to their socioeconomic and nutritional situation (1) Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women 18 - 30 years of age attended in the Gynecology-Obstetrics service of a hospital in Guayaquil in the year 2024. Population and sample: 49 medical records of pregnant women diagnosed with anemia complicating pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium ICD-10 (O990) Instrument: Indirect observation matrix. Results: 51% of the patients were between 27 and 29 years old, mean age 26; 61% were single, 69% had third level higher education, the most frequent symptom was headache (53%), 65% were multiparous, 100% of the pregnant women had serum ferritin values between 12 and 15 mg/d, 67% of the patients had moderate anemia (Hb between 7 and 9.9 g/dL) and 51% of the patients used oral iron supplementation. Conclusion: In reference to the clinical manifestations, most of them registered a combined symptomatic picture, they are multiparous, they do not register abortions, with a long inter-gestational period, all the patients registered previous obstetric complications, the prenatal controls registered in the pregnancy show an ascending curve in relation to the gestational trimester, most of them registered moderate anemia and they use treatment with oral iron supplements.