Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Jufar, Alemayehu Hailu; Zewde, Tewabech

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“…The reason for this might be the fact that pregnant women who have some level of formal education can be aware of anemia during pregnancy and take some preventive measures like eating iron-rich food and taking iron tables. The result of this study is consistent with other studies conducted in Addis Ababa (AOR = 2.12, 95% CI = 2.47–6.80) [25], West Bengal (AOR = 17.50, 95% CI = 3.77–90.68) [24], and West Algeria (AOR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.07–0.49) [28]. …”

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“…The result of this study was much lower than the previous studies conducted among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Gode town [19], north Bengal [20], Udupi district [21], Pakistan [22], Bangladesh [23], and West Bengal [24] with the prevalence of 56.8%, 82%, 50.1%, 90.5%, 73%, and 67.8%, respectively, but higher than a study conducted in Mekelle [3] and Addis Ababa [25] and the national prevalence of anemia noted in 2011, Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey report [13], where the prevalence anemia among the pregnant women was found to be 11%, 21.3%, and 22%, respectively. Socioeconomic and geographical variations might be the reasons for the different prevalence of anemia among pregnant women across countries and regions.…”

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Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in North Western Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Wuneh

Mulugeta

2015

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

122

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Background. Anemia affects the lives of more than 2 billion people globally, accounting for over 30% of the world's population. Anemia is a global public health problem occurring at all stages of the life cycle but the burden of the problem is higher in pregnant women particularly in developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anemia and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in north western zone of Tigray, northern Ethiopia. Methods. A facility based cross-sectional study was employed. A systematic random sampling procedure was employed to select 714 pregnant women who were attending antenatal clinics in health facilities found in the study area from April to May 2014. The data was entered and analyzed using Epi-info version 3.5.1 and SPSS version 20.0 statistical software, respectively. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with anemia among the study participants. All tests were two-sided and p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results. The overall prevalence of anemia (hemoglobin < 11 g/dL) among the pregnant women was 36.1% (95% CI = 32.7%–39.7%) of which 58.5% were mildly, 35.7% moderately, and 5.8% severely anemic. In pregnant women, rural residence (AOR = 1.75, 95% CI = 1.01–3.04), no education/being illiterate (AOR = 1.56, 95% CI = 1.03–2.37), absence of iron supplementation during pregnancy (AOR = 2.76, 95% CI = 1.92–5.37), and meal frequency of less than two times per day (AOR = 2.28, 95% CI = 1.06–4.91) were the independent predictors for increased anemia among the pregnant women. Conclusions. Anemia was found to be moderate public health problem in the study area. Residence, educational status, iron supplementation during pregnancy, and meal frequency per day were statistically associated with anemia among the pregnant women. Awareness creation and nutrition education on the importance of taking iron supplementation and nutritional counseling on consumption of extra meal and iron-rich foods during pregnancy are recommended to prevent anemia in the pregnant women.

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Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in North Western Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Wuneh

Mulugeta

2015

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

122

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“…The magnitude of anemia in this study area using a cut off level of Hb<11 g/dl is 28.1%. The magnitude of Anemia in pregnant women in the study area is lower compared to global prevalence (41.8%), India(49.7%), Malaysia(33%), Kenya (57%), Boditi (Ethiopia) (61.6%), Nekemte 2014) (29.0%), Nekemte (2015, Ethiopia) (52%) and Addis Ababa (TikurAnbesaHospial, Ethiopia) (33%) [15][16][17][21][22][23][24]. But higher compared to the study conducted indifferent parts of Ethiopia; Azezo (21.6%), in Hawasa town (27.7%) and Bisidimotown (27.9%) [18][19][20].…”

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Magnitude of Anemia and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Visiting Public Health Institutions for Antenatal Care Services in Adama Town, Ethiopia

Mohammed¹

2018

CAJPH

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Anemia is a global public health problem. It affects more than 2 billion people worldwide, both in developing and developed countries. It affects people of all age groups. However, it is more prominent in pregnant women. It is estimated that approximately 41.8% of pregnant women worldwide affected by anemia. Institution based cross sectional study design was employed. A total of 424 pregnant women visiting public Health Institutions in Adama Town for Antenatal Care service was randomly selected. Data was collected using semi structured questioner and participants were interviewed at the exit of the Antenatal Care unit. Blood and stool sample was collected to determine the level of anemia and Middle Upper Arm Circumference measurement was measured to determine nutritional status of the mother. Data was entered into EPI-Info version 7 and imported into Statistical Package and Service Solution (SPSS) version 21 for data processing and analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to explore the characteristics of women and the magnitude of anemia. The association between the outcome variable (Anemia) and explanatory variable was analyzed using binary logistic regression. The effect of explanatory variable on Anemia was estimated using adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and 95% confidence interval was used for tests of significance. A total of 424 respondents participated in the study. The magnitude of Anemia was found to be 28.1% (P=28.1; 95% CI: 23.6, 32.1). The highest level of anemia 79 (37.3%) and 14 (31.1%) was observed among women of age 25 -34 years old and third trimester respectively. Birth interval of more than 2 years (AOR, 0.29; 95% CI: 0.13, 0.63), Nutritional status of MUAC < 23 cm (AOR, 8.91; 95% CI: 3.95, 20.11), taking tea (AOR, 5.49; 95% CI: 2.16, 13.96) and taking coca cola or chocolate (AOR, 6.81; 95% CI: 2.01, 23.12) and taking stimulant within 30 minutes after taking meal (AOR, 3.64; 96% CI: 1.47, 8.99) found to be significantly associated with the odds of having anemia during pregnancy. Magnitude of anemia is high (28.1%) among pregnant women in Adama Town. Respondents' birth interval, nutritional status, type of stimulant and time of stimulant taking were found to be significantly associated to anemia in pregnant women. Health works should work on counseling of benefits of lengthening birth interval and delaying of taking stimulants after taking their meals.

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“…Anemia in pregnancy is related to different socio-demographic factors. In different studies, age, educational status, economic position, gravidity, miscarriage and gestational age were the major risk factors for anemia in pregnancy [21][22]. Investigating the possible risk factors associated with anemia among the participants revealed that trimesters were important variables, which have shown a significant association with anemia.…”

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“…As shown in Table 1, 420 pregnant women participated in this survey. About 50% of them were in the age [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. The majority of the pregnant women were housewives (96.9%), and most of them were urban (56.7%), with no formal education (57.4%).…”

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anemia Among Pregnant Women Residing at High Altitude in Yemen

Akabat¹

2017

AJHR

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Anemia continues to be a major health problem affecting the mother and her neonate in the developing countries.The present study was aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of anemia among Yemeni pregnant women residing in Dhamar district 2400 meters above the sea level. This was a cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of anemia among Yemeni pregnant women residing in Dhamar district, 2400 meters above the sea level. A total of 420 pregnant women visiting the general Maternal and Child Center for antenatal care were randomly selected. A hemoglobin cutoff value of 12.3 g/dl was used for evaluating the prevalence of anemia, according to the recommendations of World Health Organization pertaining on altitude adjusted hemoglobin concentrations. The results found that the overall prevalence of anemia among the study population was 26.56%. Moderate-to-severe anemia accounted for almost one-quarter of the disease burden. Trimester of pregnancy and number of cesarean surgeries were retained by multivariate regression model as significant risk factors. Over first trimester, the prevalence risk for predicting anemia was more significantly associated with third trimester (APR = 3.00; 95% CI = 1.82, 4.94; P = 0.000) rather than second trimester of pregnancy (APR = 1.73; 95% CI = 1.01, 2.96; P = 0.047). The pregnant women undergone two or more cesarean surgeries were significantly at higher risk for anemia (APR = 1.63; 95% CI = 1.12, 2.38; P = 0.012). The present study revealed that anemia is still a public health problem among the pregnant women in Yemen. There is a need for intervening and controlling this jeopardy using effective programs and strategies.

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Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Abstract: Background: Anemia impairs cognitive development, reduces physical work capacity and in severe cases increases risk of mortality particularly during prenatal period. There are no previous studies done on anemia in pregnancy in the study area.

Cited by 29 publications

References 11 publications

Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in North Western Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in North Western Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Magnitude of Anemia and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Visiting Public Health Institutions for Antenatal Care Services in Adama Town, Ethiopia

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anemia Among Pregnant Women Residing at High Altitude in Yemen

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