TY  - BOOK
AU  - 	Clara Lupembe
AU  - Richard Rumanyika	
TI  - Prevalence of anemia and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Songwe Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania
PY  - 0000///©06.082021///
CY  - Mwanza, Tanzania: 
PB  - Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando]  
KW  -  
N2  - ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives: Anemia is a global public health problem affecting both developing and developed countries; approximately 1.3 billion individuals suffer from it. Pregnant women are the most vulnerable groups to anemia. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of anemia and associated factors among women attending antenatal care at Songwe Regional Referral Hospital.

Method: A cross sectional study was conducted at Songwe Regional Hospital among pregnant women attending antenatal care in September 2021. Convenient sampling was used to select participants and data was collected using structured questionnaires. Data was analyzed using SPSS software version 20.

Results:  A total of 322 pregnant women were included in this study. Their mean age was 26.34 years. The overall prevalence of anemia using a cut off level of hemoglobin <11g/dl was 29.2%. Out of all anemic pregnant women about 80 (85.1%) were mildly anemic, 14 (4.9%) were moderately anemic and none had severe anemia while occupation status, average monthly income, iron supplementation, previous history of abortion and meat intake showed significant association with anemia.

Conclusion: Anemia in pregnancy in this study area was a moderate public health problem.  

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