Prevalence of anaemia and associated risk factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Gulu and Hoima Regional Hospitals in Uganda: A cross sectional study
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Date
2016
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BMC pregnancy and childbirth
Abstract
Anaemia is a public health problem affecting over 1.62 billion people globally. It affects all age
groups of people and is particularly more prevalent in pregnant women. Africa carries a high burden of anaemia;
in Uganda 24 % of women of child bearing age have anaemia. Pregnant women living in poverty are at greater
risk of developing iron deficiency anaemia. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of anaemia
and the associated risk factors in pregnant women attending antenatal care at Gulu and Hoima Regional Hospitals
in Northern and Western Uganda respectively.
Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study in Gulu and Hoima Regional Hospitals from July to October 2012.
Our study participants were pregnant women attending antenatal care. Socio-demographic data were collected
using structured questionnaires and blood samples were collected for haemoglobin estimation. Haemoglobin
concentration was determined using an automated analyzer closed mode of blood sampling. Data were analysed
using Stata version 12. Odds ratio was used as a measure of association, with 95 % confidence interval; and
independent risk factors for anaemia were investigated using logistic regression analyses. Ethical approval was
obtained from Gulu University Research Ethics Committee and written informed consent was obtained from each
study participant.
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Anaemia, Gulu, Hoima Hospital, Pregnant women, Prevalence
Citation
Obai, G., Odongo, P., & Wanyama, R. (2016). Prevalence of anaemia and associated risk factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Gulu and Hoima Regional Hospitals in Uganda: A cross sectional study. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 16(1), 1-7.doi 10.1186/s12884-016-0865-4