Serum folate deficiency and associated factors among pregnant women in Haramaya District, Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to estimate the prevalence of folate deficiency and contributing factors among pregnant women.

Design

A community-based, cross-sectional study.

Setting

Haramaya District, Eastern Ethiopia.

Participants

Four hundred and forty-six pregnant women participated in the study.

Primary outcome measure

The prevalence of folate deficiency and risk factors.

Results

Overall, the prevalence of folate deficiency was 49.3% (95% CI 44.6% to 54.1%). Pregnant women with iron deficiency anaemia were 2.94 times more likely to develop folate deficiency (adjusted OR (AOR)=2.9, 95% CI 1.9 to 4.7). Respondents with good knowledge of folate-rich foods (AOR=0.3, 95% CI 0.1 to 0.7) and those who took iron and folic acid supplementation (AOR=0.6, 95% CI 0

SUBMITTER: Mamme NY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10174039 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature