Prevalence of Anemia during Pregnancy in the Women of Eastern Nepal

Anemia is the commonest problem in pregnancy in developing countries. Hence, the present study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of anemia and to find out the correlation between hemoglobin concentration and other variables like age, severity of anemia, trimesters in pregnancy, etc. in Nepalese pregnant women of Biratnagar, Morang District. Hemoglobin (Hb) levels were used to estimate the incidence of anemia in these pregnant women, who were attended the Birat Hospital and Research Centre, Biratnagar, Nepal. Out of 364 subjects, 172 (47.25%) were diagnosed as anemic. The majority (68.60%) of these anemic pregnant women were mildly anemic whereas 29.06% were moderately and 2.32% were severely anemic. (WHO definition). Prevalence of anemia was higher in these pregnant women at the second trimester (51.1%) and also at the 20-35 years age group (62.79%).