Prevalence of Thrombocytopenia in Neonates Admitted at Rehman Medical Institute Peshawar

OBJECTIVE: Thrombocytopenia is a common hematological abnormality and is defined as platelet count less than 100×109/L. The present study aims to determine the prevalence of thrombocytopenia among neonates. METHODOLOGY: The study was conducted at Rehman Medical Institute (RMI) Peshawar from 1st February till 31st March 2021. A total of 100 neonates with the age ≤28 days were randomly selected. RESULTS: Male to female ratio was 61:39 in this study. Among all the 100 neonates, 76% have platelets count above the normal value while 24% have thrombocytopenia. 52% of the neonates aged up to 3 days while 36% of the neonates aged 4-14 days and 12% neonates aged above 14 days. Thrombocytopenia was present in 11 % of neonates aged 72 hours or less whereas it was 13% in neonates aged more than 72 hours of life. CONCLUSION: The study concludes high prevalence of thrombocytopenia among neonates, which may be attributed to parent’s lack of awareness and poor lifestyle.