title: Prevalence and risk factors of iron-deficiency anaemia among pregnant women in rural districts of Menoufia governorate, Egypt.
abstract: This cross-sectional community-based study with analytic component was conducted among Egyptian pregnant women in rural districts during January to December 2013. A total of 2470 pregnant women were enrolled for laboratory tests for iron- deficiency anaemia (IDA). The prevalence of IDA was 51.3% (1267 of 2470); IDA affects about one in every two pregnant women in rural districts in Egypt. Women who are older than 30 years (Odds ratio [OR], 0.73) had more than three children (OR, 0.73), with body mass index less than 20 (OR, 1.57), shorter birth spacing less than 2 years (OR, 0.68), lack of antenatal care visits (OR, 1.25), low intake of foods of animal origin (OR, 1.57), vegetables and fruits (OR, 1.29) and having intestinal parasites (OR, 0.74) were positively associated with anaemia [at confidence interval 95%]. In addition to nutritional deficiency, multiparity and increasing maternal age are the main causes of IDA.
authors: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom, Menoufia , Egypt.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Rezk
authors: b Department of Community Medicine and Public health , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom , Egypt.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Marawan
authors: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom, Menoufia , Egypt.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Dawood
authors: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom, Menoufia , Egypt.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Masood
authors: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom, Menoufia , Egypt.|c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University , Madina , Saudi Arabia.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Abo-Elnasr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001721:Birth Intervals; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Community-based studies; Cross-sectional studies; Egypt; iron-deficiency anaemia; pregnant women