Anemia, associated factors and perinatal outcome among laboring mothers admitted to public hospitals of Harar town and Dire Dawa city, Eastern Ethiopia

Abstract

Anemia is common medical problem in pregnancy in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiologic needs. Though anemia in light of its magnitude and associated factors well studied, there is a paucity of research regarding maternal anemia and its association with perinatal out come at study area. .Therefore, this study aimed to investigate magnitude of the anemia, its associated factors and its relationship with perinatal outcome.