Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anemia Among Pregnant Women Atteniding Antenatal Care At Mizan Tepi Teaching Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2016.
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2016-05
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Addis Ababa University
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Background Anemia is a global public health problem which has severe impact on pregnant
mother. Anemia in pregnant women has severe negative consequences on health, social, and
economic development which result in at risk of low physical activity, increased maternal
morbidity and mortality and adverse neonatal outcome especially those with severe anemia..
Despite the wider scope of the problem, little research data has been explored about severity of
anemia at ANC in study area particular, which resulted from secondary to underlying factor like
plant base consumption (goder), lack of awareness about iron/folic supplementations benefits,
absence of early antenatal booking, lack of dietary diversity and intake of fluid (chemo) that
hinder iron /folic absorption.
Objective The study aimed to assess Prevalence of anemia and associated risk factors among
pregnant women attending antenatal care
at Mizan Tepi Teaching Hospital in South west
Ethiopia from March to April, 2016
Methods Facility based cross-sectional study design was conducted from March to April, 2016
on 405 pregnant women. Study subject were selected
consecutively
during data collection
period time until the sample size were fulfilled at ANC clinic. Data were entered in to Epi Info
version 3.5.3 and analyzed using SPSS version 21 statistical software. The significantly
independent value of the variable to Anemia were identified by bivariate and multiple logistic
regression analysis. Finally, results were presented in texts, graphs and tables.
Result The overall prevalence of anemia among pregnant women was 41.2%. Meal frequency
less than two per day (AOR=3.166, CI [1.2601, 7.956]), third trimester (AOR=8.040, CI [3.201,
20.196]), excess menstrual bleeding (AOR=5.403, CI [3.027, 9.644]) and intake of tea always
after meal (AOR = 3.73, CI [2.060-6.780]), were factors significantly associated with anemia.
Conclusion This study showed that anemia is a moderate public health problem. The present
study had shown a statistically significant association between anemia and increased gestational
age, meal frequency less than two per day, excess menstrual bleeding, and tea intake after meal.
Awareness creation through the strengthened health education on risk factors like avoiding tea
intake after meal and prevention of anemia as well as nutritional counseling should highly
recommended during ANC follow up in an attempt to reduce the prevalence of anemia among
pregnant mothers.
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prevalence, associated factor, anemia pregnant women
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Prevalence, Associated factors, Anemia pregnant women