Research Article
Magnitude of Maternal Anaemia in Rural Burkina Faso: Contribution of Nutritional Factors and Infectious Diseases
Table 1
Nutritional status of pregnant women in Houndé health district, Burkina Faso.
| Characteristics | Total pregnant women surveyed | Prevalence of anaemia (95% CI) | | % |
| Weight | | | | <50 kg | 303 | 9.8 | 68.7% (63.0–73.8) | ≥50 kg | 2,773 | 90.2 | 62.1% (60.0–64.0) | Brachial perimeter | | | | <24 cm | 597 | 23.7 | 70.0% (66.0–73.6) | ≥24 cm | 1,917 | 76.3 | 61.4% (59.1–63.5) | Body mass index | | | | <19 kg/m2 | 214 | 7.2 | 69.7% (62.9–75.7) | ≥19 kg/m2 | 2,742 | 92.8 | 62.3% (60.4–64.1) | Alcohol consumption | | | | Yes | 1,934 | 38.1 | 60.1% (57.2–62.9) | No | 1,934 | 61.9 | 64.6% (62.3–66.8) | Geophagy | | | | Yes | 508 | 16.3 | 69.8% (65.4–73.9) | No | 2,611 | 83.7 | 61.6% (59.6–63.5) | Vitamin A | | | | <20 μg/dL | 219 | 69.3 | 29.9% (24.1–36.6) | ≥20 μg/dL | 97 | 30.7 | 25.0% (17.0–35.2) |
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