Sisay, Dreje (2016) Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anemia among Pregnant Women Atteniding Antenatal Care at Mizan Tepi Teaching Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2016. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | prevalence, associated factor, anemia pregnant women |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2018 13:26 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jul 2018 13:26 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/6918 |
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