scholarly journals Adequate knowledge transformed to practice in relation to iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: experience from West Bengal

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 5430
Author(s):  
Arnabi Sarkar ◽  
Arista Lahiri ◽  
Arup Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Laboratory Evaluation ◽  
Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Urban Mothers ◽  
Rural Mothers

Background: High prevalence of anaemia among pregnant mothers in rural and urban West Bengal warrants a deeper observation. The current article thus, aims to explore the knowledge and practices towards iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) among the rural and urban antenatal mothers.Methods: An observational descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among Fifty-four rural and seventy-one urban ante-natal mothers. A semi-structured interview schedule, Maternal and Child Protection Card (MCPC) and Laboratory evaluation reports were used.Results: Majority respondents were aged below 20 years and housewives. Around 59.25% rural and 66.19% urban mothers knew the meaning of ‘Anaemia’. Rural mothers consider pregnancy (54.55%) as the most common cause of iron deficiency anaemia, whereas, urban mothers think of dietary deficiency of iron rich foods (60.56%). Dietary knowledge was adequate, with 57.40% urban and 53.52% rural mothers consuming an extra home-cooked meal. Overall more than 90% mothers consumed green leafy vegetables. Majority mothers knew iron and folic acid (IFA) tablets should be consumed for at least 3 months (100 days) during pregnancy and should be continued after delivery. But 12.96% and 16.90% rural and urban mothers respectively did not take any tablet of IFA. Overall practice and knowledge were statistically associated in rural and urban settings with proper practice exceeding adequate knowledge in pooled estimate.Conclusions: The differences between urban and rural area in this study were marginal. But in some cases like IFA tablet consumption, Blood tests etc. there was a gap between knowledge and practice, which may actually indicate a lack of motivation.

scholarly journals Nutrition Knowledge is Associated With the Consumption of Iron Rich Foods: A Survey Among Pregnant Women From a Rural District in Northern Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 117863882110394
Author(s):  
Nhyira Yaw Adjei-Banuah ◽  
Victor Abugah Aduah ◽  
Shamsu-Deen Ziblim ◽  
Martin Amogre Ayanore ◽  
Anthony Amalba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
The Body ◽  
Rural District ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Increased Risk

Introduction: Iron deficiency anaemia is an international public health concern and pregnant women are at an increased risk. We investigated the consumption of iron rich foods and associated factors among pregnant women in a rural district from Ghana. Methods: Following a cross-sectional design, dietary intake of iron rich foods was obtained from 252 pregnant women using a 24-hour recall food check list. Nutrition knowledge, attitudes and socio-demographic characteristics were also assessed. Findings: Participants had a mean (SD) knowledge score of 54.66 (22.74)%. About 73% of the participants had heard about iron-deficiency anaemia. Only 16.3% of the participants knew foods that help the body to absorb and use iron while 9.1% knew beverages that decrease iron absorption. About 71% of the participants ate fish and/or seafood while 67.1% of them ate green leafy vegetables. Only 4.4% of the participants ate organ meat, and 29% took flesh meat. Only 22.4% of the study participants usually drank coffee or tea while 78.2% ate vitamin C-rich foods. With regards to attitudes, 88.5% of the participants perceived anaemia to be a serious disease. Nutrition knowledge was significantly associated with the consumption of iron rich foods (β = .02; 95% CI = 0.01-0.02). Conclusion: Nutrition knowledge may be an important determinant of the consumption of iron rich foods among pregnant women making it necessary for healthcare providers to continue to provide nutrition education to pregnant women during routine antenatal care.

Haematological Disease Pattern at Specialized HOPD - A study in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 39-41
Author(s):  
Md. Rafiquzzaman Khan ◽  
Arifur Rahman ◽  
Khaza Amirul Islam ◽  
AQM Ashraful Haque ◽  
Masuda Begum
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia ◽  
Myeloid Leukaemia ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Beta Thalassemia ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Beta Thalassaemia ◽  
Hb E ◽  
Medical University

The aim of this retrospective observational study was to observe the pattern and frequency of haematological disorders among the patients attending in the specialized Haematology outpatient Department (HOPD) in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Consecutive 201 patients over the period of one year were enrolled. Their age ranged from 01 to 72 years with a mean age of 36.76 years. Most of the patients (34.3%) were in between the ages of 31 to 45 years followed by 16 to 30 years (27.9%). Male to female ratio was 0.65. Iron deficiency anaemia is the most common (24.9%) followed by chronic myeloid leukaemia (11.9%), Hb E beta thalassaemia (9.5%), idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (9.5%), beta thalassaemia trait (7.0%), Hb E trait (5.5 %), aplastic anaemia (5.0%), multiple myeloma (3.5%), acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (3.0%). Acute myeloid leukaemia, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, anaemia of chronic disease, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, polycythaemia, beta thalassemia major and alpha thalassemia was 2.5%, 2.5%, 2.0%, 1.5%, 1.5%, 1.5%, 1.0% and 1.0%, respectively. In the present study, we observed that iron deficiency anaemia the most common non-malignant disease and chronic myeloid leukaemia is the common haematological malignancy.

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