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Prevalence of Anaemia and It’s Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in an Urban Slum Area in the South Eastern City of Maharashtra: A Cross Sectional Study

P.C. Dayana Merin, Balaji V. Ukarande, Ajit S. Nagaonkar and Atul V. Wadagale
Page: 861-866 | Received 21 Jul 2023, Published online: 11 Aug 2023

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Abstract

One of the most prevalent dietary deficiencies that plague pregnant women is anaemia. It presents major health risks, which in turn have a big impact on maternal morbidity and death in developing nations. The prevalence of anaemia has increased by 6.2% over the past five years, according to NFHS 4 and 5 data. The purpose of the current study was to determine the prevalence of anaemia and the risk factors for anaemia in pregnant women. In the south-eastern city of Maharashtra, 164 pregnan t women living in an urban slum participated in a community-based cross-sectional study. Using Sahli’s method to estimate haemoglobin, it was categorised in line with WHO guidelines. The socio demographic, dietary and obstetric details were collected and entered in excel sheet and was analysed by SPSS. About 59.8% of study subjects were above 20 years. About 32% belongs to lower middle socio economic class. About 94 out of 164 trial participants a frequency of 57% were determined to be anaemic. The contributions from mild, moderate and severe anaemia were 29, 21.08 and 6.02%, respectively. There is a statistically significant link between anaemia and consumption of IFA, religion, socioeconomic status, age at first childbirth and average spacing. Even though the national health programme offers IFA supplementation, anaemia among pregnant women continues to be a significant public health issue in our nation. There should be action taken to address this issue and identify the risk factors

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P.C. Dayana Merin, Balaji V. Ukarande, Ajit S. Nagaonkar and Atul V. Wadagale. Prevalence of Anaemia and It’s Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in an Urban Slum Area in the South Eastern City of Maharashtra: A Cross Sectional Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218\makrjms.2023.861.866
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