Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic at Katihar Medical College & Hospital, Bihar
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 10
Abstract
Background: In India anaemia con-tinue to be high (88.5%) and is the second most common cause of ma-ternal deaths, accounting for almost one-fifths of total maternal deaths. Objectives: The present study was undertaken to find the prevalence of undiagnosed anemia among preg-nant women and its socio-demographic correlates. Methods: It was a hospital based cross-sectional study, conducted among 400 pregnant women at-tending their first time antenatal visit at the outpatient department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Kati-har Medical College and Hospital. Results: Out of 400 pregnant wom-en 88.5 percent were found to be anaemic; maximum in the age group of less than 18 years. Anemia was significantly associated with age, parity, gestational age and in-versely related to religion, birth in-terval, type of the family, socioeco-nomic and educational status, calo-ries and protein intake. Conclusions: The prevalence of un-diagnosed anemia among pregnant women was quite high and were associated with age, parity, gesta-tional age, birth interval, diet, socio-economic and educational status.
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Seema Kumari, Dharmvir Ranjan Bharati
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Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic at Katihar Medical College & Hospital, Bihar
Background: In India anaemia con-tinue to be high (88.5%) and is the second most common cause of ma-ternal deaths, accounting for almost one-fifths of total maternal deaths. Objectives: The present study was undertaken...