KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF ANEMIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN A GOVERNTMENT HOSPITAL

2016-12-10T02-17-59Z
Source: Indo American Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Ranjith Chacko*, Unnimaya Premkumar, Merin Joseph, Josna James, Sneha Prabha, Merlin K Jacob, Dr. T Sivakumar.
Anemia is a severe public health problem and nutritional deficiency during pregnancy. Iron deficiency anemia accounts about 50% in all cases of anemia and is common during pregnancy and can lead to serious maternal and fetal complications. Our aim was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of anemia among pregnant women in a rural set up. A total of 216 pregnant women are participated in our study. From the total of 216, about 169 do not attend any awareness programme of maternal health and pregnancy during their lifetime. Half of the sample size (50%) is illiterate and they dont have the knowledge regarding anemia and antenatal visit. From our study we assessed that proper awareness and education programme regarding diet and lifestyle pattern during pregnancy can reduce the prevalence rate of anemia to some extent. The study also showed that education and awareness of anemia in pregnant women is considerably low and can be a major cause to pregnancy related problems.


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