Prevalence of Severe Anemia Among Pregnant Women of Bhopal District
Journal Title: PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
Background: Anemia can lead to severe complication in pregnancy, including death of both mother and her child. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of severe anemia and assess associated factors among pregnant women. Material and Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted involving 764 pregnant women, at 8 hospitals of Bhopal district from September 2015 to May 2016. Non probability purposive sampling was used to recruit study participants. Socio-demographic, medical and obstetric data of the study participants were collected using structured questionnaire. Results: Overall, prevalence of any degree of anemia was 62.8 % and 4.7 % pregnant women had severe anemia. History of miscarriage, history of intestinal parasitic infection and history of anemia in last pregnancy were predictors of severe anemia in pregnancy. Conclusions: Routine testing of women before becoming pregnant or during inter-conception period and increasing awareness on factors predisposing to anemia is recommended.
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Dr. Priti Verma, Dr. Avinash Thakur
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