Determination Of Common Hematological Parameters Reference Intervals Among Apparently Healthy Pregnant And Non-pregnant Women Of South Wollo Zone Amhara Region Northeast Ethiopia.

Background: The physiology of a normal pregnancy involves major alterations in thernhematological parameters. However, hematological parameters reference intervals currentlyrnbeing used in Ethiopia is derived from western populations, even though significant variationsrnare reported previously.rnObjective: To determine hematological parameters reference intervals among apparently healthyrnpregnant and non-pregnant women of South wollo zone, Amhara region, Northeast Ethiopia.rnMethod: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 600 pregnant and nonpregnantrnwomen in South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia from June to Augustrn2019. Medical history, physical examination and laboratory screening were performed for eachrnstudy participant. Socio-demographic and other important data were collected using a structuredrnquestionnaire. 4ml of Whole blood was collected and Mindary BC-3000 plus hematologyrnanalyzer was used to measure hematological parameters following standard procedures. Datarnwere entered and analyzed using SPSS version 23. The mean, median, and 2.5th percentile andrn97.5th reference intervals limits with 90% CI were determined for the hematological parameters.rnP-value

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