Prevalence of Pregnancy Anemia Among the Pregnant Woman at Mother and Child Welfare Center in Rajshahi

Abstract

Pregnancy is a most precious time for a woman. At this time a woman has to eat twice that of a normal woman. Babies are made by their mother’s blood. If the mother’s body is not able to produce a good quantity of blood, then she can get anemia. Anemia occurs when there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to the body’s organs. The purpose of this study was to identify the frequency of anemia in the pregnancy period at a certain time. A questionnaire with 24 basic items was given to 100 pregnant women. This cross-sectional study included 100 pregnant women who visited the Mother and Child Welfare Center, Rajshahi, Bangladesh in April 2023. A face-to-face interview was taken at that hospital. The study focused on determining mainly the percentage of anemia with the gestational age along with the dietary habits, and socio-demographic status. Hemoglobin status was measured to assess their anemia. Analysis of the resulting data revealed that 56 % of the respondents had normal hemoglobin whereas 30 % of the respondents were observed as mild anemic, and 40 % as moderate anemic. This result indicates that the occurrence of anemia is high among pregnant women in Rajshahi.