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Anaemia among Pregnant Women Visiting Obstetric Department of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

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creativeworkseries.issnJNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, Padam Raj
dc.contributor.authorGC, Saroj
dc.contributor.authorSah, Sushil
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Reshika
dc.contributor.authorPathak, Niharika
dc.contributor.authorMaharjan, Sujata
dc.contributor.authorPaudyal, Pooja
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-17T06:56:07Z
dc.date.available2025-10-17T06:56:07Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionPadam Raj Joshi Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal Saroj GC Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal Sushil Sah Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal Reshika Shrestha Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal Niharika Pathak Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal Sujata Maharjan Bajrabarahi Chapagaun Hospital, Bajrabarahi, Lalitpur, Nepal Pooja Paudyal Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
dc.description.abstractAbstract Introduction: Anaemia is one of the common health problems of pregnant women and children in developing countries. Anaemia in pregnancy is related to poor foetal and maternal outcomes contributing to significant morbidity and mortality. Anaemia is a treatable and preventable condition. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women visiting the Obstetric Department of a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among the pregnant women visiting the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of a tertiary care centre for their antenatal checkup. The study was conducted from 2 November 2022 to 11 November 2022 after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 11(6-11)E2/079/080). Pregnant women with a history of blood transfusion, anaemia of chronic disease like chronic kidney disease, history of recurrent bleeding, and referral cases from other centres were excluded from the study. Serum haemoglobin was used for diagnosing anaemia according to criteria given by the World Health Organization. Convenience sampling was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. Results: Among 442 pregnant women, the prevalence of anaemia was 24 (5.43%) (3.32-7.54, 95% Confidence Interval). Conclusions: The prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women was lower in comparison to other studies done in similar settings.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7967
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/2789
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Medical Association
dc.subjectAnaemia
dc.subjectPregnant women
dc.subjectPrenatal care
dc.subjectTertiary care centre
dc.titleAnaemia among Pregnant Women Visiting Obstetric Department of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
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