Open AccessA study of the prevalence of anemia and associated sociodemographic factors in pregnant women in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Author(s) -
M. L. Mehrotra,
Seema Yadav,
Archana Deshpande,
Harshita Mehrotra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_139_18
Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , pregnancy , obstetrics , shahid , pediatrics , population , demography , environmental health , philosophy , genetics , theology , biology , sociology
Anemia in pregnant women, a significant cause of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity, has not been adequately studied in the population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In this regard, the study was conducted to document the prevalence and severity of anemia and its associated sociodemographic factors in pregnant women in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.