Comparative analysis of trends and determinants of anaemia between adult and teenage pregnant women in two rural districts of Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia remains high in pregnant women and the situation may be worse for pregnant adolescents. This study aimed to comparatively analyse the trends and determinants of anaemia between adult and teenage pregnant women in rural Ghana.

Methods

A retrospective study design was employed. Data including primarily pregnancy history, haemoglobin levels and anaemia status were collected from the manual medical records of 1002 women stored in the repositories of two rural district hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana over the years 2011-2015. Data was analysed using chi-square analysis, t-test, two-way ANOVA and binary logistic regression. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were also done to establish associations and predictors of an

SUBMITTER: Ampiah MKM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6815436 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature