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Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume  9, Issue 1, January – March 2021, Pages 23-25
 

Original Article

A Prospective Study on Prevalence of Anemia in Pregnant Women

Bhavya G1, Madhu Patil

Assistant Professor, Department of Obg, Dr Patnam Mahender Reddy Institute of medical sciences, Chevella 501503, Telangana, India. 2Associate Professor, Department of Obg, Melmaruvathur Adhiparaskthi institute of medical sciences, Melmaruvathur 603319, Tamilnadu, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijog.2321.1636.9121.3

Abstract

Background: India being one of the developing country and wide importance have been given to take care of maternal health but still anaemia plays a major public health problem and also one of the most commonest nutritional diseases in the world. Anemia being more prevalent in women of reproductive age and more so rampant during pregnancy. Anemia also increases maternal morbidity and mortality.The requirement of nutrients increases during pregnancy and many causes like lack of proper education, poverty, early marriage, teenage pregnancy and poor nutritional supplementation increases the risk of anemia in pregnancy. Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted by the Department of OBG at Dr Patnam Mahender Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Chevella, Telanganafrom November 2018 to October 2019. A total of 120patients were included in the study on the basis of inclusion criteria. Results: Themaximum cases 65(54.2%) were in the age of 21-25 yrs followed by 43(35.9%) in the age group 26-30years. The mean age of the patients was 24.24 (SD12.66) years. The maximum incidence of anemia were present in multigravida 78 cases (65%) when compared to primi 42cases(35%).The majority of the cases presented with moderate anemia 62 cases (51.7%), 38 cases (31.7% )presented with mild anemia, 20 cases (16.6%) had severe anemia. Severity of anemia was classified as ICMR classification.


Keywords : Anemia; Pregnancy; Nutritional
Corresponding Author : Madhu Patil