| Title: PREVALENCE AND MICROBIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ANEMIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC AT GENERAL HOSPITAL, NGURU, YOBE STATE, NIGERIA |
| Authors: Musbau, S. and Asiru, R.A. |
| Abstract: Anaemia in pregnancy remains a critical global public health issue, basically affecting developing nations and posing significant risks to maternal and fetal health. This research is a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted in General Hospital Nguru, also referred to as “Asibiti Malam Baba,” located in Yobe State, Nigeria. The study examines anaemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic from May 2025 to October 2025. Three hundred pregnant women were enrolled in this study. Data were collected using structured interviewer-administered questionnaire that gathered information on socio-demographic of the patients, characteristics of the Pathogens associated with anaemic Patients and clinical characteristics of the pregnant women. Blood samples were collected to measure haemoglobin and packed cell volume (PCV) levels. The prevalence of 46% was obtained from this study. Data were entered and statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 21.0 software. Association between variables were done using chi square, and statistical significance were considered at p<0.05. Pregnant women were categorized based on their haematocrit levels: those with a level below 33% were classified as anaemic, while those with levels at 33% and above were considered non-anaemic. Our study revealed a high prevalence (46%) of anaemia in pregnant women and there is a need for more health intervention which including health education on the causes of anemia and its risk factors. |
| Keywords: Pregnant women, prevalence, anaemia, haemoglobin, fetal health. |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.61646/IJCRAS.vol.5.issue1.138 |
| Date of Publication: 16-02-2026 |
| PDF Download |
| Download Certificate |
| Published Volume and Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, January-February 2026 |