Prevalence and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis

GM Kassa, AA Muche, AK Berhe, GA Fekadu - BMC hematology, 2017 - Springer
Background Anemia during pregnancy is one of the most common indirect obstetric cause of
maternal mortality in developing countries. It is responsible for poor maternal and fetal …

Prevalence and predictors of anemia among pregnant women in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis

TG Geta, S Gebremedhin, AO Omigbodun - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background In Ethiopia limited information is available regarding the prevalence and
predictors of anemia in pregnancy. This systematic review and meta-analysis estimated the …

Prevalence, risk factors and associated adverse pregnancy outcomes of anaemia in Chinese pregnant women: a multicentre retrospective study

L Lin, Y Wei, W Zhu, C Wang, R Su, H Feng… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Anaemia in pregnant women is a public health problem, especially in
developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and related risk …

Prevalence of anemia and associated factors among pregnant women in North Western Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A cross‐sectional study

A Gebre, A Mulugeta - Journal of nutrition and metabolism, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Anemia affects the lives of more than 2 billion people globally, accounting for
over 30% of the world's population. Anemia is a global public health problem occurring at all …

Anemia among pregnant women in Southeast Ethiopia: prevalence, severity and associated risk factors

F Kefiyalew, E Zemene, Y Asres, L Gedefaw - BMC research notes, 2014 - Springer
Background Anemia is a significant public health problem in developing countries,
particularly in pregnant women. It may complicate pregnancy, sometimes resulting in tragic …

Anaemia and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic in Walayita Sodo town, Southern Ethiopia

L Gedefaw, A Ayele, Y Asres, A Mossie - Ethiopian journal of health …, 2015 - ajol.info
BACKGROUND: Anemia during pregnancy is a common problem which affects both the
mother's and her child's health. The main aim of the study was to determine the prevalence …

Prevalence of anaemia and associated risk factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Gulu and Hoima Regional Hospitals in Uganda: A cross …

G Obai, P Odongo, R Wanyama - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2016 - Springer
Background Anaemia is a public health problem affecting over 1.62 billion people globally. It
affects all age groups of people and is particularly more prevalent in pregnant women. Africa …

Burden and associated factors of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care in southern Ethiopia: cross sectional study

W Getahun, T Belachew, AD Wolide - BMC research notes, 2017 - Springer
Background Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-
carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiologic needs, which varies by age, sex, altitude …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular diagnostics for soil-transmitted helminths

EM O'Connell, TB Nutman - The American journal of tropical …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Historically, the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs)(eg, Strongyloides stercoralis,
Trichuris trichiura, Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, and Ascaris lumbricoides) …

Magnitude and associated factors of anemia among pregnant women in Dera District: a cross-sectional study in northwest Ethiopia

T Derso, Z Abera, A Tariku - BMC research notes, 2017 - Springer
Background Anemia is associated with adverse health and socio-economic consequences
among pregnant women. Particularly, severe anemia increases the risk of maternal mortality …