Prevalence and determinants of anemia among pregnant women attending maternal and child health clinics at Sukuta Health Center, The Gambia: An institutional-based cross-sectional study
Despite the lower prevalence of anemia, there remains a need for improved comprehensive understanding and prevention practices. The significant association between husbands' occupation and anemia status highlights the importance of considering household economic factors in anemia prevention. There is a need to design culturally tailored interventions targeting larger, resource-constrained Muslim households to effectively address anemia during pregnancy.
Authors
- Kalifa Sanneh Darboe
- Fatou Mbowe
- Abdoulie M. Sanyang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2613-1781)
- Amadou Barrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6006-9355)
Institutions
- University of the Gambia (GM)
- American International University West Africa (GM)
- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (GM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057251338380
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.31