Conclusion and Recommendation
It is concluded that the prevalence of pregnancy-related
anaemia was significantly higher in last two trimesters of
pregnancy, lower age groups and those with low socioeconomic
status and low education levels. Anaemia
prevalence in general was persisting moderate type but a
potentially serious public health problem that can reach
epidemic proportions in this group of patients un-reported.
It is recommended that Kakamega county government
should initiate surveillance and monitoring at antenatal
clinics; offer free iron supplementation and enlist services
of extension nutritionists in an integrated programme for
the management of anaemia in pregnant women. Further, it
is recommended that a regular review of factors which may
contribute to the prevalence of the maternal anaemia be
undertaken in future.