Prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors amongst pregnant women in Bhopal: A hospital based study.

Dr. Archana Meravi; Dr. Juhi Agarwal

Volume : IX, Issue : III, March - 2020

Prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors amongst pregnant women in Bhopal: A hospital based study.

Dr. Archana Meravi, Dr. Juhi Agarwal

Abstract :

Background: Anemia during pregnancy is a global public health challenge facing the world today. It is estimated that around 2 billion people, 30% of the world population are affected with the majority coming from the developing world. Aim: This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of anaemia and its associated morbidity amongst pregnant females. Material and method: The present study was a hospital– based observational study that was conducted in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sultania Zanana Hospital ,Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal ,Madhya Pradesh, India and included all the pregnant women in third trimester of pregnancy with haemoglobin levels less than 7 who were admitted between January 2016 to December 2016. Data were analysed using SPSS v20. Result: A total of five hundred cases were enrolled for the study.Most were 21–35 year old (74.2%) followed by less than 20 year old subjects (18.8%). Anaemia was more prevalent among rural population as compared to urban population.It was found to be prevalent in lower socioeconomic status. Of all, 43% were secondary school graduates whereas 24% were illiterates. Sixty nine percent study population were multigravida with 37.6% having pregnancy within one–year of the previous. Conclusion: The main risk factors were found to be the education level, gravidity and inter–pregnancy levels. Residence and type of diet were also found to be significant. We recommend educational awareness programmes to be conducted amongst pregnant women to improve their knowledge regarding causes and prevention of anaemia for a better antenatal and perinatal outcome.