Results
A total of 320 blood samples from pregnant women were
analyzed age range 16 to 40 years (mean age 27.1±4.2
years), 128 (38.75%) were anaemic. The haemoglobin
concentration ranged from 7.5 g/dl – 15.5 g/dl with a mean
of 10.2 ± 1.3g/dl.
Out of the anaemic cases, 62.5% were mildly anaemic
whereas 37.5 % were moderately anaemic (Table 2).
Anaemia was more prevalent in the reproductive lower age
group (16-25 years) than in the upper age groups (> 26
years) but there was no significant association between age
and anaemia (P value > 0.05). There were no individual
cases of severe anaemia detected however overall age
group anaemia prevalence approaching ≥40% was
considered in the context of severe anaemia or has potential
of developing into severe anaemia in the long run.