Assessment of Prevalence of Anemia Among Literate Pregnant Women Attending in Tertiary Level Hospital in Dhaka City

Abstract

In Bangladesh 30% of literate pregnant women are being anemic yearly. The main purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of anemia and to identify the factors associated with anemia among literate pregnant women attending in the tertiary level hospital in Dhaka city. A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted at Maternal and Child Health Training Institute, Azimpur, Dhaka from 1st November to 7th November 2018. This cross-sectional study was conducted over 100 pregnant women who visited the Maternal and Child Health Training Institute, Azimpur, Dhaka for taking antenatal care services. Total 100 pregnant women’s data was collected in which 52 were literate pregnant women and 48 were illiterate. According to the project title 52 literate pregnant women’s are selected as targeted people. Demographic data and information on age, religion, gestational age, educational background and family income level, and socioeconomic status were collected from the subjects by using a questionnaire and hemoglobin level was also collected from hospital laboratory to measure the haemoglobin level and assess the level of anemia. The prevalence of anemia among literate women during pregnancy is 48.1% in which mild anemia 32.7%, moderate 11.5% and severe 3.08%. Several factors are associated with anemia among literate pregnant women’s, such as inadequate diet, heavy menstruation, improper iron supplementation, vitamins and minerals malabsorption, early pregnancy, intestinal disorders, lack of nutritional knowledge etc.