Co-occurrence of iron, folate, and vitamin A deficiency among pregnant women in eastern Ethiopia: a community-based study.

Autor: Fite MB; Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia., Tura AK; School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands., Yadeta TA; School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia., Oljira L; School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia., Wilfong T; School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia., Mamme NY; School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia., Asefa G; School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia., Gurmu DB; Department of National Clinical Chemistry Reference Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Habtu W; Department of National Clinical Chemistry Reference Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Waka FC; Department of National Clinical Chemistry Reference Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Demiss NT; Food Science and Nutrition Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Woldeyohannes M; Food Science and Nutrition Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Tessema M; Food Science and Nutrition Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Alemayehu D; Food Science and Nutrition Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Hassen TA; School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia., Motuma A; School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia., Roba KT; School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia. kedir.t.roba@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC nutrition [BMC Nutr] 2023 Jun 23; Vol. 9 (1), pp. 72. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 23.
DOI: 10.1186/s40795-023-00724-x
Abstrakt: Background: It is well known that the magnitude of undernutrition in Ethiopia is unacceptably high. The burden of co-occurrence of iron, folate, and vitamin A deficiency, on the other hand, has received less attention. Thus, in this study, we looked at the prevalence of iron, folate, and vitamin A deficiency in pregnant women in eastern Ethiopia.
Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 397 pregnant women in Haramaya district, eastern Ethiopia. An interview-assisted questionnaire and blood serum were collected from pregnant women using standard techniques and shipped to an EPHI for micronutrient analysis. Factors associated with the co-occurrence of iron, folate, and vitamin A deficiency were identified using binary and multiple logistic regressions.
Results: According to this study, 81.6% of the participants were deficient in at least one micronutrient, and 53.53.2% were deficient in two or more. Women who did not receive iron-folic acid supplementation (AOR = 2.44; 95% CI = 1.52-3.92), did not attend Antenatal care (ANC) follow up (AOR = 2.88; 95% CI = 1.81-4.61), and reported low consumption of diversified diet (AOR = 2.18 (95% CI = 1.35-3.51) had a higher risk of co-occurrence of iron, folate, and vitamin A deficiency.
Conclusion: This study found that more than half of pregnant women were in multiple micronutrients, indicating a major public health issue. In addition to the IFA supplementation programs that are already in place, there is a need for multiple micronutrient supplementation.
(© 2023. The Author(s).)
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