Introduction Anemia during pregnancy is a major cause of morbidity and mortality of pregnant women in developing countries and has both maternal and fetal consequences. Methods Quantitative approach with descriptive research design was adopted for the present study. Five hundred (500) pregnant women attending antenatal OPD of IMS & SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha were selected purposively. Pregnant women can understand Odia language and available during data collection period were included in the study. Institutional Ethical Committee (IEC) and administrative permission was taken from IMS & SUM Hospital. The tools used to collect the data were as follows: 1. Demographic questionnaire, 2. Questionnaire to assess the contributing factors of anemia and 3. Checklist to assess the symptoms of anemia. Data was collected by interview schedule. The data were analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics with SPSS 21 version. Results The overall prevalence of anemia among pregnant women was 41.2%. Nearly half of them had mild anemia (48.6%), followed by 9.6 % had moderate anemia and whereas only 3% had severe anemia. The magnitude of anemia was associated with age in years (?2=2.450, p=0.003), duration of menstrual cycle (?2=2.707, p=0.004), type of menstrual flow (?2=3.080, p=0.005), multiparity (?2=4.339, p=0.004). Conclusion: It is concluded that the prevalence of anemia in pregnancy was low compared to the finding of other studies and magnitude of anemia among pregnant women was found to be anemia is a moderate. Frequent assessment of their physical health and counselling is more important to prevent anemia rather than treatment.
pregnant women, anemia, prevalence, contributing factors, magnitude
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