%0 Journal Article
%T Co-occurrence of iron, folate, and vitamin A deficiency among pregnant women in eastern Ethiopia: a community-based study.
%A Fite MB
%A Tura AK
%A Yadeta TA
%A Oljira L
%A Wilfong T
%A Mamme NY
%A Asefa G
%A Gurmu DB
%A Habtu W
%A Waka FC
%A Demiss NT
%A Woldeyohannes M
%A Tessema M
%A Alemayehu D
%A Hassen TA
%A Motuma A
%A Roba KT
%J BMC Nutr
%V 9
%N 1
%D 2023 Jun 23
%M 37353841
暂无%R 10.1186/s40795-023-00724-x
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>It is well known that the magnitude of undernutrition in Ethiopia is unacceptably high. The burden of co-occurrence of iron, folate, and vitamin A deficiency, on the other hand, has received less attention. Thus, in this study, we looked at the prevalence of iron, folate, and vitamin A deficiency in pregnant women in eastern Ethiopia.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 397 pregnant women in Haramaya district, eastern Ethiopia. An interview-assisted questionnaire and blood serum were collected from pregnant women using standard techniques and shipped to an EPHI for micronutrient analysis. Factors associated with the co-occurrence of iron, folate, and vitamin A deficiency were identified using binary and multiple logistic regressions.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>According to this study, 81.6% of the participants were deficient in at least one micronutrient, and 53.53.2% were deficient in two or more. Women who did not receive iron-folic acid supplementation (AOR = 2.44; 95% CI = 1.52-3.92), did not attend Antenatal care (ANC) follow up (AOR = 2.88; 95% CI = 1.81-4.61), and reported low consumption of diversified diet (AOR = 2.18 (95% CI = 1.35-3.51) had a higher risk of co-occurrence of iron, folate, and vitamin A deficiency.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>This study found that more than half of pregnant women were in multiple micronutrients, indicating a major public health issue. In addition to the IFA supplementation programs that are already in place, there is a need for multiple micronutrient supplementation.