Hasina Akhter Chowdhury|Kazi Rumana Ahmed|Fatema Jebunessa|Jesmin Akter|Sharmin Hossain|Md. Shahjahan
Factors associated with maternal anaemia among pregnant women in Dhaka city
Bangladesh University of Health Sciences|Bangladesh University of Health Sciences|Bangladesh University of Health Sciences|Bangladesh University of Health Sciences|Bangladesh University of Health Sciences|Daffodil International University
maternal anaemia common problem pregnancy particularly developing countries study aimed determining factors associated anaemia among group pregnant mothers attended antenatal clinic dhaka citythis crosssectional study included 224 pregnant women visited antenatal clinic marie stops dhaka demographic data information maternal age gestational age educational income level socioeconomic status collected subjects haemoglobin status measured assess anaemia qualified technician drew venous blood samples reference values haemoglobin categorized according world health organization criteria follows normal 11 gdl higher mild 10109 gdl moderate 799 gdl mild moderate levels haemoglobin defined anaemic haemoglobin levels 11 gdl spss software windows version 160 spss inc chicago usa used analyzing datathe mean sd age subjects 264 281 years sixtythree percent subjects normal level haemoglobin 37 anaemic 26 mild 11 moderate maternal anaemia significantly associated age p 0036 education p 0002 income p 0001 living area p 0031 results binary logistic regression analysis showed maternal anaemia also significantly associated age p 0006 educational status primary 8th grade p 0004 secondary p 0002 living area 0022 income 0021a significant proportion pregnant women found anaemic data showed education animpact awareness use health services iron supplementation encouraged improve haemoglobin levels pregnancythe results indicate anaemia alarmingly high among pregnant women dhaka city maternal anaemia associated age education level income level living area results suggest pregnant women members families urgently educated understand importance antenatal care