Abstract
Introduction: In India, the major causes of maternal mortality are hemorrhage (26%) and anemia (19%). According to NFHS -4 data, 53% of women are anemic, this situation further worsens when these anemic women come into the antenatal phase, as there is haemodilution during pregnancy. In Haryana, only 32.5% (NFHS-4, India- 30.3%) mothers had taken 100 IFA tablets during her pregnancy. IFA tablets are being provided free of cost during antenatal visits/checkups but even then its consumption is low whose reasons need to be found out. Aim and objectives: To find out the socio-demographic factors affecting Iron and Folic acid consumption among recently delivered women. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from April 2017- April 2018 among 500 pregnant females who recently delivered at PGIMS Rohtak. A simple random sampling technique was followed. An interview schedule was used for data collection and data were analyzed using SPSS. A Chi-square test was applied. Results: Out of 500 study subjects, the majority (70.4%) belonged to rural area.97.4% of them were Hindus, 81.4% were literate, 77.2% were unemployed, only 26.4% belonged to below poverty line. 80% of subjects were anemic and only 38.2% of study subjects consumed 100 or more IFA tablets. A significant (p≤ 0.05) association was found between IFA consumption and age, education, and occupation. The influence of caste, family type, socio-economic status, and religion was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusion: Women and their family members need to be educated regarding the consumption of IFA tablets and their role in pregnancy.
Highlights
In India, the major causes of maternal mortality are hemorrhage (26%) and anemia (19%)
A study in Haryana has supported this fact by showing that iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation has reduced the burden of anemia from 92.9% to 79.9% in pregnant women included in the study [6]
A significant association was observed between age, education, and occupation of study subjects with IFA consumption
Summary
In India, the major causes of maternal mortality are hemorrhage (26%) and anemia (19%). Conclusion: Women and their family members need to be educated regarding the consumption of IFA tablets and their role in pregnancy. In India prevalence of anemia in pregnant women is 50%, which is a major contributor to maternal mortality [4]. The major causes of maternal mortality are hemorrhage (26%) and anemia (19%) Major proportion of this could be reduced if the hemoglobin level of antenatal women is normal. In India, according to NFHS -4 data53%, women are anemic, this situation further worsens when these anemic women come into the antenatal phase, as there is haemodilution during pregnancy. According to NFHS-4 data for Haryana, only 32.5% of mothers had taken 100 IFA tablets during her pregnancy (India – 30.3%).
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