The Impact of Iron Defiiency Anemia on Health Related Quality of Life in the Last Trimester of Pregnancy

Abstract

Objectives: Our aim was to investigate the impact of iron defiiency anemia on HRQoL in the last trimester of pregnancy.Methods: 250 pregnant women in third trimester, visiting the Obstetrics Department of a tertiary medical center inAnkara city for their routine antenatal follow-up were included in the study. After obtaining sociodemographic andobstetric information in a face-to-face interview, the self-reported SF-36 Scale (SF-36) was administered with supervision. The study group was divided into two groups according to presence of anemia; non-anemic group (Hb≥11 g/dL,ferritine ≥12 mg/L; n=187) and anemic group (Hb