ASSESSING THE PREVALECE OF ANEMIA AND ASSOCIATED FACTERS AMONG PREGNANT MOTHER WHO ATTEND ANC CLINIC AT WORABE COMPRHENSIVE SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL SILTE ZONE, SOUTH NATION NATIONALITY PEOPLE REGION, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA 2021.

Abstract

Background: In pregnancy, anemia is an important factor associated with an increased risk of maternal, fetal, and neonatal mortality, poor pregnancy outcomes, and impaired cognitive development, particularly in developing countries like Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess prevalence and factors associated with anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at worabe comprehensive specialized hospital, silte zone, Ethiopia. Objective: To assess the prevalence and associated factors of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic in worabe comprehensive specialized hospital, Southern Ethiopia from September 2 to October 3, 2021 Methods: Facility based descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 295 pregnant women by using probability systematic sampling method with structural questionnaire of face-to- face interview at WCSH, worabe town, Silte zone, SNNPR, Southern Ethiopia. Structured questionnaire pretesting was used. The collected data were edited, coded, and analyzed manually. Descriptive statistical techniques would have employed. Percentages were computed and graphical techniques also considered. Results: Among the 295 study participants, 21.7% were anemic. Out of these majorities were mild types 79.69%. Illiterate Pregnant woman, having low dietary level, and infected with malaria had higher odds of being anemic with comparing to their counterpart but gestational age of first and second trimester has lower odds of being anemic when comparing to the third trimester anemic. Out of these majorities were mild types. Conclusion: -Anemia among pregnant women is found to be moderated public health problem in the study area. Parity, illiteracy, and Irion containing meal consumption were significantly and independently affect anemia of pregnant women. Improved Irion containing meal consumption contributes for decreasing prevalence of anemia. Moreover, Diversifying food intake and educating of pregnant women is highly recommended. Recommendation: -Worabe Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, together with collaborators and stakeholders, shall Work on early detection of anemia in pregnancy. Zonal health office, together with collaborators and stakeholders, provide health education and information on nutritional anemia