Abstract

During pregnancy, nutritional deficiencies continue to be a major issue that can lead to anemia. The present study aimed to determine anemia status and the relationship of BMI with Hb% in pregnant women in KIMS, Amalapuram. Methodology: This was a hospital-based, cross-sectional study conducted among pregnant women of the age group (15-49 years) who attended Obstetrics & Gynaecology OPD of KIMS & RF, amalapuram. BMI was calculated. weight before pregnancy was taken for BMI calculation. The level of hemoglobin was also measured. The study tool was collected in the face-to-face interview using a pre-designed, semi-structured questionnaire. SPSS software version 2020 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Our study found that, the prevalence of underweight and anemia in pregnancy i.e. 11(28.9%) and 42.1% respectively. out of these 11(28.9%) underweight pregnant women, the majority of women had severe anemia 6(15.8%), followed by moderate anemia 3(7.9%) which showed statistically significant (p= 0.002). Conclusion: The majority of pregnancies suffer from anemia with low BMI so, the findings highlighted the need to strengthen policy issues to focus on programs, such as preventing child marriage, retaining teenagers in school, educating teenage girls, and creating awareness on reproductive health issues.

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