Table 2 Laboratory finding of the pregnant women attending Adigrat General Hospital, northern Ethiopia, April–September 2018
Hematocrit value (Hgb value) | Number of cases (%) |
|---|---|
Anemic < 33% (< 11 gm/dl) | 24 (7.9) |
Not-anemic > 33% (> 11 gm/dl) | 280 (92.1) |
Red blood examination | |
Microcytic–hypochromic | 15 (62.5) |
Normocytic–hypocromic | 6 (25) |
Macrocytic–hypocromic | 3 (12.5) |
Stool examination | |
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar | 24 (7.9) |
Giardia lamblia | 15 (4.9) |
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar and Giardia lamblia | 15 (4.9) |
No ova or parasite | 250 (82.2) |