Prevalence of Anemia in Pregnant Women w.s.r.t. Socio-economic Status: Observational Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Anaemia is defined as the condition in which there is a reduction in the concentration of hemoglobin in the blood stream to a level below 11%gm for pregnant women [1,2]. 40% of all maternal peri-natal deaths are linked to anaemia [3]. In India, up to 88% of pregnant women are affected [4]. Anaemia in pregnancy, particularly iron deficiency is a prominent problem in developing countries. A high prevalence of anemia in pregnancy was observed (96.5%) of which 22.8% had mild, 50.9% had moderate & 22.8% had severe anaemia in a study conducted in Delhi [5,6]. The consequences of anaemia for women include increased risk for low birth weight or prematurity, peri-natal & neonatal mortality, inadequate iron stores for the new born, increased risk of maternal morbidity & mortality & lowered physical activity, mental concentration & productivity [8]. The study was an observational study which comprised of 100 pregnant woman of age between 18 to 40 years attending the ante -natal care unit (Prasooti & Streeroga OPD) at K.L.E Society’s Ayurveda Hospital, Shahapur, Belagavi being diagnosed as anemic as per Hb value, irrespective of caste, religion, socio-economic status& who gave consent were included in the study. The subjects suffering from any chronic illnesses, bleeding disorders, tuberculosis & other immunological diseases were excluded from the study. Chi square test was used to test the significance of the data. The study revealed that, health services were available and accessible in general, but a major constraint was that the people could not afford to utilise it, because of the quality of the service, delivered - there was poor quality awareness of women about the health services. The prevalence was higher in poorly educated women, women with large family size, and those who do not use family planning services.
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Sanjeev S. Tonni
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- DOI 10.21088/ijfnd.2322.0775.5217.1
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