DRINKING THE COFFEE AND THE PRESENCE OF ANEMIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN EL-OBIED CITY, WEST OF SUDAN


Tahani Ahmed Mahmoud Doudi , Mirghany Elnager Ahmed Ibrahim ,Mohammed Ismail Humaida
Assistant Professor, Public Health / Hail
Abstract
Background: This study was conducted at ante natal care clinic (ANC) in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital in Elobied City, West of Sudan, to detect the presence of nutritional anaemia among pregnant women, and to study the relation between the presence of anemia and drinking of the coffee among the pregnant women. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the period from 15th August to 15th September, 2019. Systematic random sampling method was used to select 384 pregnant women. Mothers who attended ANC during the study period and who met the choosing criteria had filled the questionnaire and a blood samples were taken from the target group and analyzed in the laboratory to detect the presence of anemia according to the level of hemoglobin. The data of questionnaire were analyzed by SPSS and the results presented in tables and figures showing the percent ages. To find the relations between the presence of anaemia and some variables , the Chi- square test (McNemar,s test)was used. Results: Most pregnant women (75%) were have anemia. Most pregnant women (52.1%) were drink the coffee directly after eating. Conclusion: The study discovered that drinking of the coffee directly after eating contributed to the anemia with 40.1%. This study recommended the pregnant women to stop the drinking of the coffee directly after eating.
Keywords: Coffee , Anemia, Pregnant Women, El-Obied
Journal Name :
EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)

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Published on : 2021-05-20

Vol : 7
Issue : 5
Month : May
Year : 2021
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