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Over 50 per cent of pregnant women are anaemic- GSS

Lawyer Sowah
January 30, 2024
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A survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service has shown that over 50 per cent of pregnant women in the country are anaemic compared to 40 per cent of them who are not pregnant.

 

 

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The report, dubbed “The 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, “showed that children aged 6-59 months in households were eligible for anaemia testing.

 

 

It revealed that anaemia prevalence is highest in the Northern region with 69 per cent and 35 per cent in Ahafo.

 

 

 

The Survey showed that anaemia prevalence among children had declined from a high of 78 per cent in 2008.

 

 

Anaemia among adults has several negative health consequences, such as fatigue and lethargy.

 

 

Touching on caesarean operations, the Survey revealed that deliveries were more common in urban areas, representing 27 per cent compared to 15 per cent in rural areas.

 

 

The report said over one in five, representing 21 per cent of live births in the two years preceding the Survey, were delivered through a caesarean operation.

 

 

On HIV knowledge, the report revealed that two per cent of women age 15–49 had sex with more than

 

one partner in the 12 months before the Survey.

 

 

Of these women, 12 per cent reported using a condom during their last sexual intercourse.

 

 

The report also showed that 15 per cent of men age 15–49 had sex with more than one partner in the 12 months before the Survey.

 

 

The Survey stated that of the men, 18 per cent used a condom during their last sexual intercourse.

 

 

Dr Chris Opoku Fofie, Deputy Director in Charge of Reproductive and Child Health, Ghana Health Service, said the Survey would provide timely information to the authorities and develop comprehensive policies to address any anomalies in the report.

 

 

He said anaemia among pregnant women was the

Source: Ghana news Agency
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