Magnitude and factors associated with anemia among pregnant women admitted to labor ward of Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia

Abdu, Serkalem; Ali, Tilahun; Debella, Adera; Assefa, Nega; Roba, Kedir Teji

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“…13 According to the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2016, the problem affected 29% of people, and 37.9% of pregnant women in the study area. 13 , 14 …”

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Predictor of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia: a case-control study

Dufera,

Dheresa,

Dingeta

et al. 2024

International Health

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Background Anemia during pregnancy is a public health problem and is related to negative birth outcomes, especially in developing countries. The main aim of this study was to assess predictors of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia. Methods Unmatched case-control study design was employed among 352 individuals. A face-to-face interview was used to gather data, and each pregnant woman's antenatal care follow-up record cards were reviewed in addition to the interview. EpiData version 3.1 and IBM SPSS version 26 was used for data entry and analysis, respectively. Bivariable and multivariable analyses were conducted to identify predictors of anemia, a p-value of <0.05 was considered a statistically significant association. Result The common determinants for anemia in pregnant mothers were: rural residency (AOR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.14–4.8), no formal education (AOR = 4.4, 95% CI: 1.94–9.9), inter-pregnancy interval (AOR = 2.7, 95% CI: 1.24–5.8), and mid-upper arm circumference (AOR = 5.0, 95% CI: 2.0–12.7). Conclusion In this study, the identified determinant factors for anemia were: rural residency, maternal educational status, inter-pregnancy-interval, and mid-upper arm circumference. Therefore, providing health education and promotion for pregnant women regarding anemia by focusing on rural residents and counseling to lengthen their birth spacing is an important task. Moreover, counseling on taking iron supplementation as suggested and consuming a diet rich in iron during antenatal care will be recommended.

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“…13 According to the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2016, the problem affected 29% of people, and 37.9% of pregnant women in the study area. 13 , 14 …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predictor of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia: a case-control study

Dufera,

Dheresa,

Dingeta

et al. 2024

International Health

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Infectious and obstetric determinants of anemia among pregnant women in Southwest Ethiopia

Yosef,

Gizachew,

Fetene

et al. 2024

Front. Glob. Womens Health

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BackgroundAnaemia, characterized by low red blood cell or haemoglobin levels, impairs oxygen transport in the body and poses a major global public health issue, particularly affecting pregnant women and children. This study focuses on identifying the factors contributing to anaemia among pregnant women receiving antenatal care (ANC) at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital (MTUTH) in southwest Ethiopia.MethodsA hospital-based unmatched case-control study was conducted from July 1 to August 30, 2022, involving 370 pregnant women (90 with anaemia and 280 without). Data collection included questionnaires, laboratory tests (Hgb and stool examination), and anthropometric measurements. SPSS version 21 was used for data analysis, with binary logistic regression identifying factors associated with anaemia. The significance level was set at a p-value <0.05.ResultsThe study achieved a 100% response rate for both cases and controls. Factors identified as determinants of anaemia among pregnant women included malaria infection (AOR = 7.83, 95% CI: 3.89–15.8), hookworm infection (AOR = 2.73, 95% CI: 1.39–5.34), short birth interval (AOR = 7.11, 95% CI: 3.59–14.2), and history of unsafe abortion (AOR = 5.40, 95% CI: 2.46–11.8).ConclusionThis study found that malaria infection, hookworm infection, birth interval <33 months, and a history of unsafe abortion are factors contributing to anaemia in pregnant women. Strategies such as distributing insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) to combat malaria, improving sanitation, anthelmintic drugs, promoting family planning to prevent unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions, and providing preconception care can help reduce the incidence of anaemia.

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Nutritional factors for anemia in pregnancy: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Zhang

Song

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundAnemia in pregnancy is a serious threat to maternal and child health and is a major public health problem. However, the risk factors associated with its incidence are unclear and controversial.MethodsPubMed, Ovid Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases were systematically searched (inception to June 27, 2022). The screening of search results, extraction of relevant data, and evaluation of study quality were performed independently by two reviewers.ResultsA total of 51 studies of high quality (NOS score ≥ 7) were included, including 42 cross-sectional studies, six case-control studies, and three cohort studies. Meta-analysis showed that infected parasite, history of malarial attack, tea/coffee after meals, meal frequency ≤ 2 times per day, frequency of eating meat ≤ 1 time per week, frequency of eating vegetables ≤ 3 times per week, multiple pregnancies, multiparous, low household income, no antenatal care, rural residence, diet diversity score ≤ 3, have more than 3 children, history of menorrhagia, underweight, family size ≥ 5, middle upper arm circumference < 23, second trimester, third trimester, birth interval ≤ 2 year were all risk factors for anemia in pregnancy.ConclusionsPrevention of anemia in pregnancy is essential to promote maternal and child health. Sufficient attention should be paid to the above risk factors from the social level and pregnant women's own aspects to reduce the occurrence of anemia in pregnancy.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier: CRD42022344937.

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Magnitude and factors associated with anemia among pregnant women admitted to labor ward of Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia

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References 18 publications

Predictor of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia: a case-control study

Predictor of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia: a case-control study

Infectious and obstetric determinants of anemia among pregnant women in Southwest Ethiopia

Nutritional factors for anemia in pregnancy: A systematic review with meta-analysis

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