Gahungu Blaise

Features of anaemia during pregnancy at Kabgayi hospital, Rwanda 2020 Gahungu Blaise

Anaemia is one of the diseases associated with pregnant women. World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that the majority of 61.3% of anaemic pregnant women was found in Africa. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to identify dietary and morbidity factors associated with anaemia among pregnant women attending Kabgayi hospital. The study employed a cross-sectional research design. The target population was 936 pregnant women out of which a sample size of 272 women was obtained using the formula of Fisher et al., 2014. The findings revealed that the prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women was 29.4% seen at Kabgayi hospital during the study period. The findings also showed that nearly half of them had moderate anaemia 46.25%. The findings from the multivariate analysis showed that being single, being in ubudehe category 1 and 2, not eating dark green were factors associated with anaemia among pregnant women seek at Kabgayi hospital during the study period.