Prevalence of Anemia in Pregnancy in Second and Third Trimester at Beni-Suef Governorate

Nilly Helmy Abdallah ¹, Mohamed Ragab Ahmed ², Youseff Botross Ishac ², Mona Megahed Mostafa ^3*

¹Professor of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt.

²Lecturer of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt.

^3*Assistant Lecturer, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt.

*Corresponding Author: Mona Megahed Mostafa, Assistant Lecturer, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt.

Received: 11th Dec, 2025; Revised: 8th Feb 2026; Accepted: 12th Feb, 2026; Available Online: 28th Feb, 2026

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ABSTRACT

Background: Anemia during gestation is a major public health problem with 40.1% of pregnancies worldwide suffering from the condition. Anemia can have serious adverse health consequences for the mother and child.

Objectives: To evaluate the occurrence of anemia in the 2nd and the 3rd trimesters of gestation in Beni-Suef governorate.

Methods: This cross-sectional observational research has been carried out on a total of 500 pregnancies who presented during the 2nd, or 3rd trimester of their pregnant women at hematology clinics or outpatient clinic in Beni-suef University hospital.

Results: There were high occurrence of anemia (87.6%) among pregnancies in their second and third trimesters, with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) being the most common type (65.2%). The mean age of the study participants was 28.91±6.96 years. 49.0% of the study participants were in 2nd trimester while 51.0% were in the 3rd trimester. The mean HB, MCV, MCH, Iron level, ferritin, TIBC and T SAT showed high statistically significant variance among both groups (p value below 0.001). There were statistically insignificant variances among anemic pregnant females and non-anemic regarding Age, HR, TLC, PLT, liver and renal function, BMI or gestational trimester (p value above 0.05).

Conclusion: High prevalence of anemia among pregnancies in their 2nd and 3rd trimesters. Iron deficiency is responsible for the majority of cases of anemia that occur through gestation.

Keywords: Prevalence, Anemia, Trimester, Pregnancy.

How to cite this article: Abdallah NH, Ahmed MR, Ishac YB, Mostafa MM. Prevalence of anemia in pregnancy in second and third trimester at Beni-Suef Governorate. Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(5s): 376-380; DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.5s.50

Source of support: None.

Conflict of interest: None