Prevalence of Anemia Risk Factors in Pregnant Women

Objective: To study the prevalence and risk factors of women with anemia during pregnancy. Materials and methods: This study was performed based on 100 pregnancies delivered during the years 2016 in Hind institute of medical sciences. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin (Hg) lower than 11 g/dl during pregnancy. This test were estimated by hemoglobinometer. Result: Out of 100 pregnant women, 40 (40%) pregnant women were anemic and 60 pregnant women were non anemic (60%). Also, among these anemic pregnant women, majority (55 %) of these women were mildly anemic, whereas 35% were moderately and 10% were severely anemic. Conclusion: Prevalence of anemia was higher in the pregnant women at the second trimester (51.1%) and also at the 20-35 years age group (62.79%).