Abstract

POLANCO ROSALES, Ariatna et al. Effectiveness of an educational program on iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women. Office 12. Siboney. Bayamo. Multimed [online]. 2020, vol.24, n.1, pp.70-83. ISSN 1028-4818.

Iron deficiency anemia has remained constant, despite the prophylactic supplementation and the priority care that pregnant women receive in our country. This study was carried out with the objective of implementing an educational program for pregnant women anemic of the 12th office of the Siboney cast of the municipality of Bayamo, based on an integrative preventive model. An educational intervention study was conducted. The sample consisted of 24 pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia. A survey was applied before and after the educational program. The percentage analysis was used as a statistical method, and the Delphi method was used to validate the proposal of the educational program. Pregnant women who are in the range between 20 and 35 years of age and a finished bachelor's degree predominated; Multiparous women who had no history of previous pregnancies with anemia, the use of prenatal tablets prevailed at the beginning of the study and it was achieved at the end of the study, that most pregnant women arrived at the end of their pregnancy with a hemoglobin above 11g/l, the normal weight newborns predominated and they all used dietary supplements. The flow of knowledge on the subject was increased, demonstrating the effectiveness of the educational program. The level of knowledge of them was positively modified.

Keywords : Iron-deficiency anemia; Pregnant women; Population education.

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