Prevalence of iron deficiency anemia and associated factors in Peruvian pregnant women

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia and associated factors in Peruvian pregnant women, 2021. Methods: Observational study of retrospective and analytical cross-sectional design, through a secondary analysis of the database of the Demographic and Family Health Survey of 1070 pregnant women to evaluate anemia and its possible factors. A statistical analysis was performed with a binary and multivariate logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of anemia in pregnant women was 29.7% and was associated with the current job of the pregnant woman (PRa: 0.53), the job of the partner in sales or services (PRa: 4.15), the second trimester of gestation (PRa: 2.07), obesity (PRa: 0.48) and water consumption from nature (PRa: 2.23). Conclusions: The prevalence of anemia in Peru reveals a moderate public health problem and its associated factors are the work of the couple in sales, being in the second trimester of pregnancy and the consumption of water from nature. Likewise, the factors with the least possibility of having anemia are the current job of the pregnant woman and obesity. Therefore, multidisciplinary policies and programs should focus on these factors.