Abstract

The study assessed the prevalence of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic
in kapchorwa district Hospital, and the specific objectives were to determine the prevalence of
anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic, to establish the socio-demographic
characteristics associated with anemia and to determine the pregnancy related maternal factors
associated with anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in kapchorwa district
Hospital. A retrospective study design involving quantitative study methods were conducted.
The study found out that there was a high prevalence of 42(19%), most of them were between
the ages of 36-45 years with most of them having attended only primary level of education,
25(59.5%). The study found out that most of them were in their second trimester, 22(52%) and
about 11(26.2%) had history of worm infection while 18(42.9%) had suffered from malaria as well
as 6(14.3%) of the women who had a positive HIV serostatus. In conclusion, there is a higher
prevalence of anemia and the following are recommendations, Pregnant mothers should be
advised to attend all the ANC visits in order to be availed with information on prevention of
anemia, mothers should be encouraged to observe all measures for prevention of malaria, health
workers should health educate the pregnant mothers on poor feeding practice