A STUDY TO EXPLORE THE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANAEMIA AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT ERNAKULAM DISTRICT IN KERALA

Abstract

The present study, explore the factors associated with anaemia among antenatal mothers at selected hospitals , Ernakulam was undertaken during 2020 in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Ph. D under Himalayan university. Objective: to explore the factors associated with anemia among antenatal mothers and associate the explorative factors with demographic variables. Design: non experimental descriptive research design .Setting: medical Centre. Sample: 64 antenatal mothers with anemia. Sampling technique: Probability cluster sample. Conceptual Frame Work: Pender’s health promotion model (1996). Outcome Measures: Explorative factors of anemia among antenatal mothers. Results: 80 percentages of antenatal mothers belong to medical Centre were having anemia. 48(75 percent) of antenatal mothers were having mild anemia and 16(25 percent) were having moderate anemia. Most of the antenatal mothers with anemia were having poor obstetrical factors related to anemia. Majority of the antenatal mothers were having poor nutrition. Most of the antenatal mothers were not practicing good hygiene and cooking practice. Finding of the study revealed that antenatal mothers have average knowledge related to anemia. There is an association between knowledge with the monthly income of the family, number of children and parity, obstetrical factors with age and monthly income of family, illness factors with age, education, monthly income of family, number of children, parity and food habits, nutritional factors with education and number of children. Conclusion: The result of the study support that there is a positive association between explorative factors of anemia with demographic characteristics. It says the need of mass health teaching to antenatal mothers regarding iron deficiency anemia. Health education was given to antenatal mothers regarding anemia using flash cards.