Prevalence of anaemia at booking in a semi-urban community in north-central Nigeria

This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of anaemia at booking clinic, describe the antenatal booking pattern, and categorize the degree of anaemia with certain demographic features. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out over a six month period between 1st April and 3...

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Published in:The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal 2014-12, Vol.21 (4), p.327-330
Main Authors: Adewara, E O, Omokanye, L O, Olatinwo, A W O, Durowade, K A, Panti, A A, Salaudeen, A G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
anaemia
Anemia - epidemiology
booking
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
haemoglobin genotype
Humans
Nigeria - epidemiology
Population Surveillance - methods
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic - epidemiology
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urban Population
Young Adult
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Summary:This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of anaemia at booking clinic, describe the antenatal booking pattern, and categorize the degree of anaemia with certain demographic features. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out over a six month period between 1st April and 30th September 2008. A questionnaire was used to obtain demographic information and venous blood samples were collected from 1,086 consecutive patients who consented to participate in the study. The blood samples were tested for haemoglobin levels, genotype and blood group. Seven hundred and thirty two (67.4%) of the women anaemic at booking. Anaemia was more prevalent among multgravidae than primigravidae (p
ISSN:1117-1936
2468-6875
DOI:10.4103/1117-1936.163487