Anemia em gestantes usuárias do serviço público de saúde em Santo Antônio de Jesus - BA

Abstract

Anemia is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency during pregnancy and can give deleterious to maternal-fetal pair, such as the increase in maternal mortality, prematurity and low birth weight effects. Objective: To identify the prevalence of anemia and risk factors associated with this outcome in pregnant users of public health services in the municipality of Santo Antônio de Jesus. Method: Cross-sectional study, conducted in 201 pregnant women attending the SUS, in Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia. The data was collected through interviews with the application form, and obtaining anthropometric nutritional biomarkers (blood count and ferritin). The study was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research of the State University of Feira de Santana, as required by Resolution 466/12. The form contains sociodemographic, reproductive, pregnancy, lifestyle information. When necessary, data were collected from medical records and / or prenatal care. In data analysis, we estimated the occurrence of the outcome of interest and investigated the possible association between study factors and anemia through prevalence ratios and their respective confidence interval. Results: The prevalence of anemia was 27.86%. There was a statistically significant association between anemia and urinary tract infection (RP: 1.7 and IC95%: 1.02 - 2.82). Conclusion: The prevalence of anemia in the study sample, is considered a moderate occurrence of Public Health, requiring actions that can reduce it. Furthermore, the only factor that was associated with anemia in pregnant women was urinary infection.