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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Nutr.
Sec. Clinical Nutrition
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1445877
This article is part of the Research Topic Micronutrients, Immunity and Infection View all 19 articles

The magnitude of anemia and its associated factors among pregnant women in Hawela Tula Sub-city of Hawassa, Hawassa, Ethiopia

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Fentaw W. Feleke Fentaw W. Feleke 1*Silashi Tesfaye Silashi Tesfaye 2Legese Petros Legese Petros 3
  • 1 Woldia University, Woldiya, Ethiopia
  • 2 UNICEF/LONADD, Hawassa, Ethiopia
  • 3 College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

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    Introduction: Anemia is one of the most serious health problems impacting people worldwide. The disease is quiet, moving slowly and producing only a few physical symptoms. Anemia during pregnancy raises the risk of premature birth, low birth weight, and fetal anomalies, and it can have a substantial financial impact on society and families. However, there was a paucity of studies on the magnitude and associated factors of anemia among pregnant women in southern Ethiopia.Objective: This study aimed to assess the magnitude and associated factors of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care in the Hawella Tula sub-city of Hawassa City in 2021.Methods: Institution-based cross-sectional study was done on 341 randomly selected pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics. Data were obtained using a standardized semi-structured questionnaire. To identify the associated factors for the magnitude of anemia logistic regression model was used with an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was calculated.The prevalence of anemia was pregnant women attending antenatal care in health facilities of Hawella Tula Sub-city was 113 (33.7%) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) (28.8, 38.9). Maleheaded household (AOR=2.217, 95% CI: 1.146, 4.286), rural resident (AOR= 3.805, 95% CI: 2.118, 6.838), early marriage below 18 years (AOR=2.137, 95% CI: 1.193, 3.830) and recurrent of illness during pregnancy (AOR=3.189, 95% CI: 1.405, 7.241) were associated factors for anemia.Anemia prevalence among pregnant women was 113 (33.7%). Anemia in pregnant women was associated with rural residents, early marriage age below 18 years, and repeated illnesses during pregnancy.

    Keywords: Anemia, ANC, Ethiopia, Hawassa, and Pregnant women

    Received: 08 Jun 2024; Accepted: 09 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Feleke, Tesfaye and Petros. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Fentaw W. Feleke, Woldia University, Woldiya, Ethiopia

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