title: Sociodemographic and Obstetric Characteristics of Anaemic Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Bolgatanga Regional Hospital.
abstract: The study determined the sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of pregnant women which contribute to the risk of developing anaemia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 pregnant women attending their first antenatal visit at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital Antenatal Clinic. Anaemia was significantly associated (p < 0.05) with younger maternal age, parity, gravidity, trimester of pregnancy, and source of drinking water. Multivariate logistic regression identified the following factors with adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI): unemployment (aOR = 4.76 (CI: 2.26-11.33); p < 0.0001), rural dwelling (aOR = 3.10 (CI: 2.16-4.91); p = 0.0071), primigravida (aOR = 2.13 (CI: 1.34-3.18); p = 0.0201), nulliparity (aOR = 1.92 (CI: 1.23-2.86); p = 0.0231), first antenatal visit at second trimester (aOR = 1.71 (CI: 1.33-3.12); p = 0.0149) and first antenatal visit at third trimester (aOR = 2.73 (CI: 1.24-4.35); p = 0.0017), drinking from well and boreholes (aOR = 2.78 (CI: 2.27-5.21); p < 0.0001), and the presence of domestic livestock (aOR = 2.15 (CI: 1.33-3.68); p = 0.0019). This study has shown the various sociodemographic and obstetric factors which significantly contribute to anaemia in pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Haematology and Parasitology Units, Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, P.O. Box 26, Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, Ghana.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ahenkorah
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: Kwabena
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nsiah
authors.affiliation: Obstetric Gynaecology Unit, Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, P.O. Box 26, Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, Ghana.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baffoe