Determinants of Anemia among Pregnant Women at Debre Tabor Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital  

作　　者：Gashaw Mehiret Wubet Gashaw Mehiret Wubet(Debre Tabor University, College of Health science, School of Medicine, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia)

机构地区：[1]Debre Tabor University, College of Health science, School of Medicine, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

出　　处：《Open Journal of Blood Diseases》2021年第4期105-119,共15页血液病期刊（英文）

摘　　要：<b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Backg</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">round</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: Anemia is</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">one of the most</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">occurring nutritional deficiency</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> problems in the world especially in Africa. It can be prevalent in women of reproductive age, particularly during pregnancy when it is often a contributory cause of maternal mortality. In our country Ethiopia, anemia prevalence is increased from 2011 to 2016 in all anemia categories</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Even though scarce information is known about the problem in Ethiopia and studies related to the problem are not available at Debre Tabor comprehensive and specialized hospitals. Hence, we aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with anemia among pregnant women who are attending antenatal care at Debre Tabor Comprehensive and specialized hospitals. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Institution</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">based cross-sectional study was conducted from October 15 to November 15, 2020, with a sample size of 232 pregnant women participants selected using a systematic random sampling method. Laboratory determination of hemoglobin level was done at Anti-natal care follow-up. The data was entered into Epi info Version 7.2 and exported to SPSSS version 23 for analysis. Descriptive statistics using frequency and other summary statistics w</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ere</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> used to present the socio-demographic and clinical chara<b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Backg</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">round</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: Anemia is</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">one of the most</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">occurring nutritional deficiency</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> problems in the world especially in Africa. It can be prevalent in women of reproductive age, particularly during pregnancy when it is often a contributory cause of maternal mortality. In our country Ethiopia, anemia prevalence is increased from 2011 to 2016 in all anemia categories</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Even though scarce information is known about the problem in Ethiopia and studies related to the problem are not available at Debre Tabor comprehensive and specialized hospitals. Hence, we aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with anemia among pregnant women who are attending antenatal care at Debre Tabor Comprehensive and specialized hospitals. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Institution</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">based cross-sectional study was conducted from October 15 to November 15, 2020, with a sample size of 232 pregnant women participants selected using a systematic random sampling method. Laboratory determination of hemoglobin level was done at Anti-natal care follow-up. The data was entered into Epi info Version 7.2 and exported to SPSSS version 23 for analysis. Descriptive statistics using frequency and other summary statistics w</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ere</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> used to present the socio-demographic and clinical chara

关 键 词：MAGNITUDE ANEMIA Pregnant Women Contributing Factors Ethiopia 

分 类 号：O17[理学—数学]