Anemia prevalence and severity among pregnant refugee women settled in the West Nile region, Uganda
Anemia in pregnancy is prevalent among pregnant refugee women in the West Nile Region of Uganda. Our findings suggest the need for targeted interventions such as health education about the consequences of anemia, promotion of early antenatal care (ANC) attendance, and provision of iron and folate supplementation during pregnancy, to potentially reduce the burden of anemia in this vulnerable population.
Authors
- Rachel Beardsley
- Ritah Nantale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8433-7054)
- Felix Bongomin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4515-8517)
- Stephen Ochaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9752-1512)
- Phillip Musoke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3884-5255)
- Daniel Ebbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0426-0865)
- Sarah Lebu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5618-3091)
- Chimdi Muoghalu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0343-3031)
- Winnie Kibone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8837-1954)
- Musa Manga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3317-7318)
- Byron Awekonimungu
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Gulu University (UG)
- Busitema University (UG)
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329970
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.54