Frequency of Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia Among Hemophilia Children in Babylon Hereditary Blood Disease Center /Iraq

Objective: to evaluate the frequency of iron deficiency with or without anemia among hemophilia patients with its correlation with other factors including age, address, type and severity of hemophilia. study design: cross sectional study, it was conducted at babylon hereditary blood disease center at babylon government/iraq. for a period of 10 months, from 1st of february to end of november 2019. methods: the study included 60 patients of hemophilia classified into: hemophilia a (40) patients and hemophilia b (20) patients; all of them were males; age ranged from 6 months to 15 years. all patients were sent for white blood cells count, hb, red blood cells indices, serum ferritin level, esr, c-reactive protein and virology screening. results: the study reveals ida occurred in 28.3% and 58.3% of patients developed id. there was more declined in mean ferritin level among patients with ida reached 3.7 ± 1.4 ng ml^-1 , compared to 5.7± 1.4 ng ml^-1 in id and in those with sever deficiency. higher percentage of id and ida occurred in complicated hemophilia and those were lived in rural areas. conclusion: iron deficiency and ida are common among hemophilia patients.