Factors associated with anaemia among pregnant women in Rwanda: an analysis of the Rwanda demographic and health survey of 2020

Anaemia in pregnancy is associated with several adverse outcomes for mothers and newborns, as well as their families. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of anaemia and the associated factors among pregnant women in Rwanda. Secondary data from the 2020 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDH...

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Published in:BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2024-04, Vol.24 (1), p.328-328, Article 328
Main Authors: Nuwabaine, Lilian, Kawuki, Joseph, Kamoga, Livingstone, Sserwanja, Quraish, Gatasi, Ghislaine, Donkor, Elorm, Mutisya, Linet M, Asiimwe, John Baptist
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS
Anaemia
Anemia
Anemia - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Datasets
Female
Health facilities
Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data
Health Surveys
Hemoglobin
Households
Humans
Immune system
Iron
Iron deficiency
Logistic Models
Malaria
Middle Aged
Mortality
Nutrition
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic - epidemiology
Prenatal care
Prevalence
Public health
Regression analysis
Risk Factors
Rwanda
Rwanda - epidemiology
Socioeconomic Factors
Tropical diseases
Variables
Women
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Anaemia in pregnancy is associated with several adverse outcomes for mothers and newborns, as well as their families. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of anaemia and the associated factors among pregnant women in Rwanda. Secondary data from the 2020 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) was used. Multistage stratified sampling was used to select 435 pregnant women included in the study. Anaemia among pregnant women was defined as a haemoglobin value 
ISSN:1471-2393
1471-2393
DOI:10.1186/s12884-024-06528-6