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Maternal anaemia during postpartum: Preliminary findings from a cross‐sectional study in Dodoma City, Tanzania

AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of anaemia among postnatal women. DESIGN: A cross‐sectional survey was conducted from April–July, 2020, at a healthcare facility in Dodoma City. METHODS: Haemoglobin concentration was measured by using HemoCue Hb 201+ analyser...

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Autores principales: Tairo, Sophia Rogasian, Munyogwa, Mariam John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8685846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34595838
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1085
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description AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of anaemia among postnatal women. DESIGN: A cross‐sectional survey was conducted from April–July, 2020, at a healthcare facility in Dodoma City. METHODS: Haemoglobin concentration was measured by using HemoCue Hb 201+ analyser machine. Anaemia was defined as haemoglobin concentration of <11 g/dl. Chi‐square test and logistic regression analysis were conducted to identify the correlates of anaemia. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of postpartum anaemia was found to be 21.6% (83). Correlates of anaemia were found to be multiple birth (AOR = 4.97), consumption of pulses (AOR = 2.07), normal BMI (AOR = 2.28) and perception of insufficient milk supply (AOR = 3.05). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of postpartum anaemia found in this study is high. Iron and folic acid supplementation, promotion of dietary diversification practices and screening women higher risk for anaemia may be feasible interventions.
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spelling pubmed-86858462021-12-30 Maternal anaemia during postpartum: Preliminary findings from a cross‐sectional study in Dodoma City, Tanzania Tairo, Sophia Rogasian Munyogwa, Mariam John Nurs Open Research Articles AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of anaemia among postnatal women. DESIGN: A cross‐sectional survey was conducted from April–July, 2020, at a healthcare facility in Dodoma City. METHODS: Haemoglobin concentration was measured by using HemoCue Hb 201+ analyser machine. Anaemia was defined as haemoglobin concentration of <11 g/dl. Chi‐square test and logistic regression analysis were conducted to identify the correlates of anaemia. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of postpartum anaemia was found to be 21.6% (83). Correlates of anaemia were found to be multiple birth (AOR = 4.97), consumption of pulses (AOR = 2.07), normal BMI (AOR = 2.28) and perception of insufficient milk supply (AOR = 3.05). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of postpartum anaemia found in this study is high. Iron and folic acid supplementation, promotion of dietary diversification practices and screening women higher risk for anaemia may be feasible interventions. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8685846/ /pubmed/34595838 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1085 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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title_full Maternal anaemia during postpartum: Preliminary findings from a cross‐sectional study in Dodoma City, Tanzania
title_fullStr Maternal anaemia during postpartum: Preliminary findings from a cross‐sectional study in Dodoma City, Tanzania
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title_short Maternal anaemia during postpartum: Preliminary findings from a cross‐sectional study in Dodoma City, Tanzania
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8685846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34595838
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1085
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