Chukwuma J. Okafor
Department of Pathology and Biochemistry, State University of Zanzibar, Zanzibar, TanzaniaPublications
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Review Article
Evaluation of Changes in Haematological Parameters of Pregnant Women Based on Gestational Age at Olorunsogo Road Area of Ido, Ondo State. Nigeria
Author(s): Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu*, A. O. Hassan, Oluwayanmife Joseph Adepoju, Getrude Uzoma Obeagu and Chukwuma J. Okafor
The study was done to evaluate the haematological parameters of pregnant women based on gestational age at Olorunsogo Road Area of Ido, Ondo state. Nigeria. A total of one hundred and fifty subjects were recruited for the study comprising of 50 pregnant women for each of the 3 trimesters. The data were presented in tables and were presented as mean ± standard deviation and added using statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS, Version 20.0) and level of significance set at as p ≤ 0.05. The results showed changes in the PCV (p=0.011), LYM (p=0.043), and no significant difference in the Hb (p=0.231), RBC (p=0.214), WBC (p=0.792), MCV (p=0.765), MCHC (p=0.523). The study showed changes in PCV and lymphocytes among the pregnant women across the trimesters... Read More»