Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition
Open Access
ISSN: 2472-1182
ISSN: 2472-1182
Department of Public Health, Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia
Research Article
Anaemia and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Follow-up at Yabellow General Hospital Living in Pastoralist of Borena Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia from July to August, 2019
Author(s): Kinde Assefa and Godana Arero*
Objective: The purpose of the study is to assess magnitude of anemia and associated factors among pregnant women attending antennal care follow-up at Yabello general hospital in Pastoralist Borena Zone from July-August, 2019.
Method: A hospital based cross-sectional study design was employed among 265 pregnant women attending antenatal care at Yabello general hospital from June 17-August 16 2019. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select two hundred sixty-five study subjects. The first study subject was chosen randomly by simple random sampling method blindly picking one of two using pieces of papers named for the first two visitors. The sampling interval (K) calculated to be 2, and then, every second pregnant woman who attending antenatal care was recruited. Socio-demographic, maternal nutrition, information and obstetric an.. View More»