Discussion
Globally pregnant women anaemia prevalence ranges
from 41.8-43.8% which translates to approximately 56-59
million pregnant women. The prevalence rate for anaemia
amongst pregnant women in the present study at 40% was
within classification of anaemia as a problem of public
health significance at national level. The prevalence was
comparable with what was obtained in similar studies of
32.8-48.1% Nigeria, 34.44% in Venezuela women and 40.4%
among pregnant women in Nigeria. The study findings are
however in contrast to reports from other countries, 66% in
Burkina Faso Meda et al. [21], Tanzania at 95% ; South
Africa at 57.3%. It is suggested that the variations may be
attributed to different causes of anaemia and dietary
differences, population differences, study design and
difference in methodology used in determining
haemoglobin levels.