National Journal of Community Medicine (Jun 2016)
Iron Deficiency Anaemia and Its Predisposing Causes Among Women Undergoing Antenatal Checkup at A Tertiary Care Hospital in Allahabad
Abstract
Background: Anaemia is a major health problem affecting about 50% of pregnant women and associated with poor pregnancy out- come. Objective: To know the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy and its determinants Method: A hospital based cross sectional study was carried out among 400 pregnant women aged >16 years &≤ 45 years with sin- gleton pregnancy attending antenatal care clinic at a tertiary care hospital in Allahabad over a period of 1 year 8 months. Result: About 75% of pregnant women were anaemic (Hemoglo- bin level 6 days) was reported in significantly higher proportion of anaemic women as compared to non-anaemic women. Conclusion- Intensive Information Education & Communication on prevention of anaemia and economic upliftment of women, along with delayed 1st pregnancy, adequate gap between succes- sive childbirth is the key to reducing anaemia in pregnancy and its impact.
