FREQUENCY OF ANEMIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN RECEIVING ANTENATAL CARE AT PEOPLES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NAWABSHAH

JPUMHS;2023:13:04,17-21. http://doi.org/10.46536/jpumhs/2023/13.04.465

Abstract

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To evaluate anemia in pregnant women visiting people’s medical university Hospital Nawabshah AND To evaluate awareness of anemia in pregnant women visiting Peoples Medical University Hospital. Nawabshah. STUDY DESIGN AND STUDY SETTING: It was a cross sectional study conducted at Gynecological and Obstetric Department and outpatient department (OPD) of Peoples Medical university Hospital Nawabshah. METHODS: A Hospital based cross sectional study was conducted in gynecological and obstetric department and OPD at peoples medical university hospital Nawabshah from April to September 2021, the sample size for this study was 377 pregnant women and sampling technique was convenient sampling technique, data was collected using structured questionnaire ,the hemoglobin level of pregnant women was checked on the basis of already available reports at the time of antenatal checkup, Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS software. RESULTS: In our study the overall calculated prevalence in pregnant women is 87%, from which 11.4% had severe anemia,31.8% had moderate anemia and 44.0% had mild anemia and only 12% women were founded non anemic having hemoglobin level 11 or >11g/dl. CONCLUSION: Our study results conclude that anemia is highly prevalent among pregnant women visiting people’s medical university hospital Nawabshah. Factors such as low socioeconomic status, family type and awareness of anemia were found to be contributory factors in high prevalence rates of anemia.