TITLE:
Anemia and Pregnancy at the Gabriel Touré Teaching Hospital in Bamako, Mali
AUTHORS:
Abdoulaye Sissoko, Aminata Kouma, Mamadou Sima, Fatoumata Korika Tounkara, Seydou Fane, Amadou Bocoum, Moussa Bagayogo, Boulaye Diawara, Aly Badara Traore, Amadou Coulibaly, Ibrahim Konate, Belco Tamboura, Laye Diakite, Dramane Fomba, Ibrahima Teguete, Youssouf Traore
KEYWORDS:
Anemia, Pregnancy, Prognosis, Maternal, Fetal
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.15 No.3,
March
26,
2025
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Anemia and its complications in pregnant women are among the main causes of admission to the department of gynecology-obstetrics at CHU Gabriel Touré. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2016. We included all women with anemia and a hemoglobin level of less than 11 g/dL. Logistic regression with SPSS software was used to analyze factors influencing maternal-fetal death. Results: We recorded 33,938 births of which 4980 women were anemic, or 14.7%. Women aged 35 and over, out-of-school women and multiparous women were the most represented risk factors. The main cause of anemia in our context was iron deficiency anemia in 34.3% of cases followed by blood plunder 25.84% and hemolysis 10.11%. Only 40% of anaemic women had at least one prenatal consultation (Antenatal care: ANC). Maternal comorbidities were a provider of maternal and fetal death. Conclusion: The coverage of ANC was low among women with anaemia. The focus must be on NPC among women in our context.