Factors contributing to anemia among antenatal mothers in Garissa County, Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Mohamed, A. Abdille | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-14T07:02:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-14T07:02:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-03 | |
| dc.description | A research project submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the award of bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery at Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The objective of the study was to determine factors contributing to anemia among antenatal mothers in Garissa County, Kenya. It was a cross-sectional study carried out in the study area and one hundred respondents were interviewed and the majority (62%) were in the age group between 18-27 years with 95% married and the major religion being Islam. The study finding shows that 54% and 12% had moderate and severe anemia respectively with 38% having a positive malaria parasite on slide examination and anaemia was common in the second and third trimester, 42%. Poverty and illiteracy was at an alarming rate as most of the respondents (82%) had no formal education while 83% had no major source of income. Most of respondents, 98% received ferrous and folate supplements and insecticide treated nets (52%) during their antenatal visits and net use rate stood at 69%. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/3027 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University. School of Health Sciences Western Campus | en_US |
| dc.subject | Anemia | en_US |
| dc.subject | Antenatal | en_US |
| dc.subject | Garissa County, Kenya | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors contributing to anemia among antenatal mothers in Garissa County, Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |