Prevalence Of Anemia A Among Pregnant Women At Tending An Tenatal Careat Selam Heaoth Center Addis Ababa Ethopia

Anemia is a widespread health problem among pregnant women causing maternal/infantrnmorbidity and mortality mainly in low-income countries. Understanding of the magnitude ofrnanemia and related socio-demographic variables in a specific setting would help scale-uprnpreventive and therapeutic measures in a locality. The aim of this study was, therefore, tornestimate the prevalence of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care at SelamrnHealth Center, northwest Addis Ababa. The study was conducted from December 2015 tornFebruary 2016. Questionnaire and face-to-face interview methods were used to gather pertinentrndata on socio-demography, clinical history and maternal characteristics of the participants.rnVenous blood was drawn to measure haemoglobin (Hb) and define anemia (Hb

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