Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Selected Health Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Kumera Terfa Kitila^1*, Boki Lenjiso Tulu^1,2, Dawit Gashaw Bedaso³, Daniel Teressa Negwo^2,4 and Mikiyas Negash Gemeda²

¹Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

²Addis Ababa University Health Science, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

³Tsigereda Internal Medicine and Dialysis Specialized clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

⁴Menelik II Referral Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

^*Corresponding Author: Kumera Terfa Kitila, Assistant Researcher, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, National Laboratory Capacity Building Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: +251922879233 Email:

Keywords: Anemia; Pregnant women; Antenatal care; Public health; Malnutrition

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