Uncovering the hidden health burden: a systematic review and meta-analysis of iron deficiency anemia among adolescents, and pregnant women in Pakistan

Table 5 Characteristics of the study participants (pregnant women

Region	Authors	Year	Age	Total events	Trimester	SES	NCOs	Hb Estimation method	Prevalence
Rawalpindi	B Umber Jalil [23]	2007	24–27	860	3rd	Middle	06		46.70%
Karachi	R Jaleel et al [24]	2008	20–40	159	3rd	Middle	05		69.90%
Hyderabad	Naila Baig et al [25]	2008	26–28	1369	2nd	poor	08		90.50%
Mirpur Khas	Rizwan et al [26]	2010	-------	500	3rd	Middle	06		75%
AJK	Mohammad Saeed et al [27]	2014	23–36	1000	All	mixed	05		91%
Swat	Atta Ullah et al [28]	2017	16–45	250	All	mixed	04	Mindray hem analyzer	59.20%
Mardan	Suleiman Shams et al [29]	2017	18–40	300	All	mixed	03	BC 3000 Plus Auto analyzer.	76.6
Lahore	Azmat Ullah et al [30]	2019	-------	390	2nd	mixed	07	colorimetric method	57.70%
Bolan	Fouzia et al [31]	2019	31–40	1250	All	mixed	05		56%
Quetta	Akhtar Bibi et al [32]	2019	17–44	625	All	mixed	05	Sales	56%
Rural Punjab	Mohammad Saqib [33]	2019	23–25	600	All	mixed	05		89%
Sargodha	Sumbul Qamar et al [34]	2019	20–46	50	2nd	mixed	08	SYSMAX hem analyzer	88%
Sargodha	Naveed Munir et al (35)	2020	-----	150	All	Mixed	03		89%
ISB	Hina Zulfiqar et al [36]	2021	-----	500	3rd	Poor	08		63%
Karachi	Erum Jahan et al [5]	2021	-----	450	All	Mixed	08		64.66%
Karachi	Huma [37]	2013	20–40	810	All	poor	08		54.30%

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