A Cross Sectional Study on Prevalence of Anaemia and its Determinant Factors among Pregnant Mothers in a Rural Community

Abstract

Anemia is the greatest common nutritional deficiency disorders affecting the pregnant women in the developing countries and determine the prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women in a rural community and determine the       socio demographic factors and obstetric factors associated with anaemia. The objective of the study was to evaluation the prevalence of anemia between pregnant women and to regulate its association with maternal and fetal consequences. The care given by the health care provider to a pregnant woman during her pregnancy period (a period of 280 days) is known as antenatal care. This research was carried out in rural field practicing area, Sripuram Kanchepuram district of Tamilnadu. The pregnant mothers residing in this area were taken as the study subject. This study was conducted for a period of four month from June 2014 to September 2014. Anaemia is considered a severe public health problem by World Health Organization when anaemia prevalence is equal to or greater than 40% in the population.  Iron deficiency is highest population subgroups that are at peak growth rates that is infant, children and pregnant mothers. Anaemia in pregnancy, the most common micro nutritional deficiency (disorder). It  is  estimated  that  more  than  50%  of  pregnant women  are  anaemic  and  majority  (90%)  belongs  to  iron deficiency. The great incidence of anemia in pregnant women speciously increases the maternal and fetal risks. To increase maternal and fetal effect, it is suggested that the primary health care has to be strengthened, prevention, initial diagnosis, and treatment of anemia in pregnancy to be given priority.