Anaemia- related knowledge amongst pregnant women in Kuala Terengganu

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spelling 12938 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=12938 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection407072 Restricted Document Article Journal application/pdf 9 Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 20 Paper Capture Plug-in 1.7 admin Admin 2020-10-25 20:49:05 7245-01-FH02-FP-20-42821.pdf UniSZA Private Access Anaemia- related knowledge amongst pregnant women in Kuala Terengganu Asian Journal of Medicine and Biomedicine The prevalence of anaemia amongst pregnant women in developing countries is increasing yearly, particularly in Malaysia. This problem may be due to their lack of knowledge of anaemia and food choice. This study aimed to measure the knowledge levels on anaemia and iron absorption amongst pregnant women in Kuala Terengganu, as well as the association of knowledge levels between socio-demographic characteristics. Pregnant women were selected from government health clinics located in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. A total of 71 pregnant women aged between 18 and 44 years participated in the study. They self-administered the socio-demographic form and the knowledge questionnaire. Overall, they had moderate knowledge level with mean score of 57.41 ± 4.80. A significant association was found between knowledge level and monthly household income (p<0.05). Meanwhile, no significant association was found between knowledge level with socio-demographic characteristics (age, gravida, occupation, husband’s occupation, and education level) (p>0.05). This study provided an early insight into knowledge of anaemia amongst pregnant women in Kuala Terengganu. Educational intervention should be implemented to increase and improve pregnant women’s knowledge of anaemia and iron absorption. 2 1 Penerbit Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin Penerbit Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin 1-9
spellingShingle Anaemia- related knowledge amongst pregnant women in Kuala Terengganu
summary The prevalence of anaemia amongst pregnant women in developing countries is increasing yearly, particularly in Malaysia. This problem may be due to their lack of knowledge of anaemia and food choice. This study aimed to measure the knowledge levels on anaemia and iron absorption amongst pregnant women in Kuala Terengganu, as well as the association of knowledge levels between socio-demographic characteristics. Pregnant women were selected from government health clinics located in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. A total of 71 pregnant women aged between 18 and 44 years participated in the study. They self-administered the socio-demographic form and the knowledge questionnaire. Overall, they had moderate knowledge level with mean score of 57.41 ± 4.80. A significant association was found between knowledge level and monthly household income (p<0.05). Meanwhile, no significant association was found between knowledge level with socio-demographic characteristics (age, gravida, occupation, husband’s occupation, and education level) (p>0.05). This study provided an early insight into knowledge of anaemia amongst pregnant women in Kuala Terengganu. Educational intervention should be implemented to increase and improve pregnant women’s knowledge of anaemia and iron absorption.
title Anaemia- related knowledge amongst pregnant women in Kuala Terengganu
title_full Anaemia- related knowledge amongst pregnant women in Kuala Terengganu
title_fullStr Anaemia- related knowledge amongst pregnant women in Kuala Terengganu
title_full_unstemmed Anaemia- related knowledge amongst pregnant women in Kuala Terengganu
title_short Anaemia- related knowledge amongst pregnant women in Kuala Terengganu
title_sort anaemia- related knowledge amongst pregnant women in kuala terengganu