Haemoglobin status and predictors of anaemia among pregnant women in Mpigi, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorOnonge, Sam
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Oona
dc.contributor.authorMirembe, Florence
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-21T19:07:42Z
dc.date.available2022-01-21T19:07:42Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractAnaemia in pregnancy is a major public health problem especially in the low-income countries where it is highly prevalent. There has been no recent study in Uganda about the factors associated with anaemia in pregnancy. We aimed to assess the current haemoglobin (Hb) status and factors associated with anaemia (Hb < 11.0 g/dl) in pregnant women in Mpigi, Uganda. Methods: We assessed Hb levels of 2436 pregnant women at 28+ weeks of gestation at six health facilities, who were approached to participate in a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial of antenatal distribution of misoprostol (for self-administration after home birth or when oxytocin is not available). Women were administered a questionnaire and their baseline blood haemoglobin was examined using portable HemoCueR Hb 301 system. Predictors of anaemia were estimated using linear and logistic regression analysis.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOnonge et al.: Haemoglobin status and predictors of anaemia among pregnant women in Mpigi, Uganda. BMC Research Notes 2014 7:712. doi:10.1186/1756-0500-7-712en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1186/1756-0500-7-712
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1393
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Research Notesen_US
dc.subjectHaemoglobinen_US
dc.subjectAnaemiaen_US
dc.subjectPregnancyen_US
dc.titleHaemoglobin status and predictors of anaemia among pregnant women in Mpigi, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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