Prevalence of anaemia during pregnancy in district Burdwan, West Bengal.
A total of 653 women in third trimester of pregnancy were examined for the presence of anaemia in Kanksha and Ausgram II blocks of Burdwan. 80% of them were found anaemic (haemoglobin level < 11 gm%). 67% of the pregnant women took iron folates till varied periods. Iron deficiency was the commonest cause for the anaemia.
CARE, West Bengal, Calcutta-700 014.
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D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015331:Cohort Studies; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D019266:Iron, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
D006454:Hemoglobins; D019266:Iron, Dietary; D005492:Folic Acid