SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF MATERNAL ANEMIA
A DISAGGREGATED LEVEL ANALYSIS FROM ASSAM, INDIA
Keywords:
Maternal Anemia, Social Context,Dietary Supplementary, Iron Bioavailability.Abstract
This study examines socio-economic determinants associated with maternal mortality at disaggregated level in Assam, the state with highest maternal mortality ratio in India. An extensive door-to-door household survey was carried out during 2014-15 using multistage sampling to select villages in districts with high number of reported maternal deaths. The samples consist of currently pregnant women, mother with children 0-24 months and members of families who have experienced of maternal death. The study reveals that prevailing incidences of maternal mortality and maternal complications are the result of maternal anemia. Maternal complications are more likely to be associated with lower concentration of hemoglobin level, which is a proxy for maternal anemia. In addition, concentration of hemoglobin level is positively related to socioeconomic factors-literacy, land ownershipand habitat/occupation of the sample population. As a policy prescription, such findings should encourage the policymakers to identify context specific determinants of maternal anemia for appropriate interventions, instead of ‘one-size-fits-all’ type of approach
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Bora, G., Barman, S., & Barman, J. D., 2015, Maternal Anaemia: A Prevailing Burden In Assam, India. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences,14(3), 42-47.
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Frass, K. A.,2015, Postpartum hemorrhage is related to the hemoglobin levels at labor: Observational study. Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 51(4), 333-337.
Galloway, R., & McGuire, J., 1994, Determinants of compliance with iron supplementation: Supplies, side effects, or psychology? Social Science and Medicine, 39(3), 381-390.
Gogoi, I., Mahanta, T. G., Sarma, R., Gogoi, P. P., & Saikia, H.,2016, Prevalence and socio-demographic factors affecting anaemia in pregnant women of Dibrugarh District, Assam, India. Indian Journal of Community Health, 28(2), 202-207.
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Lone, F., Qureshi, R., & Emmanuel, F.,2004, Maternal anaemia and its impact on perinatal outcome in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 10 (6), 801-807.
Mahashabde, P., Arora, V. K., Sharma, S., Shahjada, A., & Dabhi, H. M., 2014, Prevalence of Anemia and Its Socio-Demographic Determinants in Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Tertiary Health Care Setup in Central India. National Journal of Community Medicine, 5(1), 126-130.
Malakar, M., & Malakar, M., 2014, High prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women of Lakhimpur District of Assam. Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research,3(4), 314-321.
Mangla, M., & Singla, D., 2016) Prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women in rural India: a longitudinal observational study. International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5(10), 3500-3505.
Medhi, G. H., 2006, Study of health problems and nutritional status of tea garden population of Assam. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, 60(12), 496-506.
Mithra, P., Unnikrishnan, B., Rekha, T., Nithin, K., Mohan, K., Kulkarni, V., et al., 2013, Compliance with iron-folic acid (IFA) therapy among pregnant women in an urban area of south India. African Health Sciences, 13(4), 880-885.
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Nagata, J. M., Gatti, L. R., & Barg, F. K., 2012, Social determinants of iron supplementation among women of reproductive age: A systematic review of qualitative data. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 8 (1), 1-18.
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Patterson, A. J., Brown, W. J., Roberts, D. C., & Seldon, M. R., 2001, Dietary treatment of iron deficiency in women of childbearing age. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 74 (5), 650-656.
Sharma, J., & Shankar, M., 2010 Anemia in Pregnancy. Journal of Internation Medical Sciences Academy, 23(4), 253-260.
Sharma, S. K., Narain, K., Devi, K. R., Mohapatra, P. K., Phukan, R. K., & Mahanta, J., 2012, Haemoglobinopathies – major associating determinants in prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girl students of Assam, India. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, 1(3), 299-308.
Singh, A., Kandpal, S., Chandra, R., Srivastava, V., & Negi, K., 2009, Anaemia amongst pregnancy and lactating women in district Deharadun. Indian Journal of Preventive & Social Medicine,40 (1), 19-22.
Singh, R. K., 2012, Life style behavior affecting prevalence of anemia among women in EAG states, India. Population Association of America 2012 Annual Meeting Program, (pp. 1-22). San Francisco, CA.
WB., 2004, Anemia: Public Health at a Glance . World Bank .
WHO., 2015The global prevalence of anaemia in 2011. Geneva: World Health Organization .
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Dutta, P., & Sengupta, B. (2017). SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF MATERNAL ANEMIA: A DISAGGREGATED LEVEL ANALYSIS FROM ASSAM, INDIA. Proceedings of the International Conference on Public Health, 3(1), 71–87. Retrieved from https://tiikmpublishing.com/proceedings/index.php/icoph/article/view/84
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