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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 29-34 |
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Anaemia and its associated factors among pregnant women in Koko, Kebbi State, Nigeria
Moses Adamgbe1, Ahmed D Balami2, Hamza Bello3
1 Benue State Ministry of Health, Nigeria
2 Community Clinic, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
3 Department of Medical Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Ahmed D Balami
Community Clinic, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State
Nigeria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/1115-2613.278829
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BACKGROUND:Anaemia in pregnancy remains a common problem affecting women in northern Nigeria. It is associated with several adverse consequences.
OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors among pregnant women in Koko/Besse local government area of Kebbi state,Northwest Nigeria.
METHODOLOGY:A cross-sectional study was conducted among women using a standardized questionnaire for data collection. Haematocrit level was determined using the centrifuge technique. Data was analysed descriptively in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).
RESULTS: The prevalence of anaemia among our respondents was 23.5%.There were higher prevalence rates among those married in monogamous families, who did not attend antenatal care, unemployed, and those who were non-compliant with their prescribed antenatal care haematinics.
CONCLUSION: The prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy even though high, was relatively lower than findings from other studies in the sub-region. A well developed and implemented public health intervention is likely to further reduce this prevalence.
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