Anemia in pregnancy in the Niger Delta region

What is it about?

Anemia is one of the commonest complications presented by women who are pregnant at booking clinic. According to the World Health Organization database 2008, the prevalence globally is 41.8% and 57.1% in Africa. This 10-year retrospective study looks at the prevalence of anemia and other associated factors of anemia in pregnant women at booking for ante natal care in the Niger-Delta region of sub-Saharan Africa.

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Why is it important?

A quick glance at this study gives a picture of the prevalence of anemia, the sociodemographic patterns and other associated factors of anemia in pregnant women in the Niger delta region. We define the grades of anemia based on the Hemoglobin concentration into mild, moderate and severe grades of anemia. This is important for proper categorization of anemia in pregnant women in this region. A correlationship between anemia and maternal age, gestational age and infectious diseases such as HIV, HBV and HCV was made. These findings will act as guide to the federal ministry of health to scale up care and treatment for pregnant women in the region.

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