Anemia Among Pregnant Women In Kelela Health Center South Wollo Northeast Ethiopia

Anemia is a significant health challenge in both low- and high-income countries with majorrnconsequences in public health as well as socio-economic development. It is regarded as a majorrnrisk factor for unfavorable outcome of pregnancy both for the mother and the fetus. Currentrnsetting-specific information on this formidable threat is essential to design and implementrnappropriate control interventions. However, there is lack of adequate information on thernmagnitude of anemia among pregnant women in Kelela, northeast Ethiopia. This study was,rntherefore, done to determine the prevalence of anemia and associated factors among pregnantrnwomen attending Kelela health center (KHC). A cross-sectional study was carried out amongrnpregnant women who came for their antenatal care follow-up between January and May 2016. Arnpretested questionnaire was used to gather socio-economic, demographic and clinicalrncharacteristics of the participants. Hemoglobin (Hb) was measured using the Sahli-Hellingernmethod and anemia status determined (Hb

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