Prevalence and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis

Type Journal Article - BMC Hematology
Title Prevalence and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s)
Volume 17
Issue 1
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2017
URL https://bmchematol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12878-017-0090-z
Abstract
Background
Anemia during pregnancy is one of the most common indirect obstetric cause of maternal mortality in developing countries. It is responsible for poor maternal and fetal outcomes. A limited number of studies were conducted on anemia during pregnancy in Ethiopia, and they present inconsistent findings. Therefore, this review was undertaken to summarize the findings conducted in several parts of the country and present the national level of anemia among pregnant women in Ethiopia.

Methods
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline was followed for this systematic review and meta-analysis. The databases used were; PUBMED, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, CINAHL, and African Journals Online. Search terms used were; anemia, pregnancy related anemia and Ethiopia. Joanna Briggs Institute Meta-Analysis of Statistics Assessment and Review Instrument (JBI-MAStARI) was used for critical appraisal of studies. The meta-analysis was conducted using STATA 14 software. The pooled Meta logistic regression was computed to present the pooled prevalence and relative risks (RRs) of the determinate factors with 95% confidence interval (CI).

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