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CHACHALO-SANDOVAL, Mónica Gabriela; ZUNIGA-VINUEZA, Virginia Eunice  y  CHAVEZ-GUEVARA, Keylla Jassiel. Social and demographic characteristics of pregnant women with anemia in Ecuador in 2018. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2023, vol.27, suppl.1  Epub 01-Jul-2023. ISSN 1561-3194.

ABSTRACT Introduction: anemia is one of the most common deficiency diseases worldwide, affecting mainly children and pregnant women. It usually occurs during pregnancy as a physiological process; however, in the presence of previous deficiency situations it intensifies, affecting the course of the pregnancy. Objective: to characterize the sociodemographic factors of pregnant women with anemia in Ecuador in 2018. Methods: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in pregnant women with anemia in Ecuador during 2018. The portal of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) and the 2018 National Health and Nutrition Survey were used to obtain the information. The downloaded data were curated to extract the results of interest for the study. Results: approximately 22,3 % of pregnant women had anemia, where 40 % belonged to the low incomes class (n=27 294) and 61 % resided in rural area. Fifty-three percent of pregnant women with anemia were adolescents; with respect to age groups, 27 % of pregnant women with anemia were between 10 and 14 years of age. Conclusions: in Ecuador, in 2018 there was a high prevalence of anemia in pregnancy, where adolescent pregnant women, those living in rural areas and those with lower purchasing power had a higher prevalence.

Palabras clave : PREGNANCY; ANEMIA; ECUADOR; CARENTIAL DISEASES; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS..

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