Multilevel predictors of anaemia among pregnant women in Ghana: New evidence from the 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey.

ABSTRACT: Anaemia in pregnant women is a major public health concern. A number of multilevel factors have been attributed as contributors to anaemia in pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to examine the multilevel factors predicting anaemia among pregnant women in Ghana. Data for this study were obtained from the 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey (GMIS) conducted between September 25 and November 24, 2019 in all regions in Ghana. The weighted sample comprised 353 pregnant women aged 15-49 years. Data were analysed with SPSS version 25 using descriptive statistics, Pearson's chi-square test and binary logistic regression modelling. In this study, the outcome variable was anaemia status among pregnant women, while the predictor variables included individual, household, community, and health sys

SUBMITTER: Klu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11376585 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature