Research Article
Magnitude of Anemia and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Najo General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 2
Obstetric and medical factors of pregnant women attending ANC of Najo General Hospital, 2019.
| | Variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
| | Helminthic infected | Yes | 4 (1) | | No | 380 (99) |
| | Malaria infected | Yes | 20 (5.2) | | No | 364 (94.8) |
| | History of use contraceptive | Yes | 329 (85.7) | | No | 55 (14.3) |
| | History of menstrual level | Heavy | 91 (23.7) | | Light | 293 (76.3) |
| | Trimesters | First | 116 (30.2) | | Second | 95 (24.7) | | Third | 102 (26.6) | | Fourth | 71 (18.5) |
| | History of abortion | Yes | 113 (29.4) | | No | 271 (70.6) |
| | Body Mass index | Overweight (>25 Kg/m2) | 39 (10.2) | | Normal (18.5–25 Kg/m2) | 336 (87.5) | | Underweight (18.5 Kg/m2) | 9 (2.3) |
| | Birth spacing | ≤1 year | 170 (44.3) | | 2–3 year | 65 (16.9) | | >3 year | 149 (38.8) |
| | Parity (number of deliveries) | Nullipara | 172 (44.8) | | Primipara | 113 (29.4) | | Multipara | 97 (25.3) | | Grand multipara | 2 (5) |
| | Hemoglobin level | ≤7 g/dL | 9 (2.3) | | 7–9.9 g/dL | 43 (11.2) | | 10–11 g/dL | 93 (24.2) | | >11 g/dL | 239 (62.2) |
| | Gravid | First | 144 (37.5) | | Second | 117 (30.5) | | Third | 76 (19.8) | | Fourth | 35 (.9.1) | | ≥fifth | 12 (3.1) |
| | History of contraceptive use | Depo-Provera | 182 (47.4) | | Implanon | 89 (23.2) | | Loop | 11 (2.9) | | Combined contraceptive | 9 (2.3) | | Depo and Implanon | 35 (9.1) |
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