A Study on Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at Rural Health Centre (RHC) and Hospital, Jabalpur City, M.P.

C C Linson,Jyoti Tiwari

doi:10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i49b33371

Abstract

Weakness is a wholesome lack issue, and 56 percent of the women living in developing countries are pallid (World Health Organization). Iron deficiency is the second leading cause of maternal death in India, accounting for 20% of all maternal deaths. To focus on the incidence of sickliness in pastoral expecting women and investigate the factors coupled with paleness. The review focused on pregnant women, who visited the Maternity Clinic of the Rural Health Preparation Center and saw a clinic in India. The study will last one year, beginning on September 1, 2021, and ending on September 7, 2021. According to World Health Organization guidelines, iron insufficiency was designated. The total number of participants was 269, as determined by a pre-planned and pre-tested survey. The review subjects ranged in age from 20 to 30 and above 30. We've also found iron deficiency in the first, second, and third trimesters. Continuous renal sickness and postpartum drain were restricted as of late blood bonded. The conclusion of iron deficiency was attempted using a fringe blood smear analysis and a conventional haemoglobin analysis using Shale's approach. The prevalence of iron insufficiency is 58.36 percent across 269 individuals, including mild, moderate, and severe weakness. The mother's age, education, socioeconomic standing, equality, and food preferences were discovered to be profoundly important determinants. Family structure, size, and menarche completion were not found to be significant predictors of illness. The significant incidence of iron deficiency (58.36 percent) indicates that the National Nutrition Anemia Prophylaxis Program is not being implemented properly.

Highlights

Pregnancy anaemia is a major public health issue around the world, in developing countries
Anaemia is defined as a haemoglobin level of less than 10 gm/dl at any point throughout pregnancy [3,4,5]
According to the World Health Organization (WHO)/World Bank statistics, Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the 0.33 leading cause of disability adjusted life years lost for women aged 15 to 44 years [1,12]

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Introduction

Pregnancy anaemia is a major public health issue around the world, in developing countries. Anaemia is defined as a haemoglobin level of less than 10 gm/dl at any point throughout pregnancy [3,4,5]. The primary causes of anaemia in developing countries are: low iron consumption and negative iron absorption [6,7]. According to the World Health Organization (WHO)/World Bank statistics, IDA is the 0.33 leading cause of disability adjusted life years lost for women aged 15 to 44 years [1,12]. 56.4 percent of pregnant women in rural Maharashtra, one of India's more developed regions, had anaemia, according to the data [16] Anemia affects 33 percent to 89 percent of pregnant women and more than 60 percent of teenage girls, with considerable differences throughout the country [15]. 56.4 percent of pregnant women in rural Maharashtra, one of India's more developed regions, had anaemia, according to the data [16]

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