Incidence And Associated Factors Of Anemia After Cesarean Delivery At St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia : Retrospective Cross-Sectional study

Abstract

<p><strong>Background</strong>: Anemia is the most common puerperal complication which increase the risk of maternal morbidity in postpartum period.</p> <p>Cesarean section is a major surgical procedure in obstetrics worldwide. It saves the life of the mother as well as the fetus by use of advanced technique, use of antibiotics and blood transfusion. However, its complications during and after cesarean section pose higher maternal morbidity and mortality compared to other modes of deliveries in many developed and developing countries.</p> <p><strong>Objectives</strong>: The objective of this study is to assess the incidence and associated factors of anemia after cesarean delivery in St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa – Ethiopia.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: Institution based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from 275 mothers admitted for cesarean delivery from March 1, to August 30, 2019 G.C. at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>: The incidence of anemia after caesarean section was 29.09%. According to this finding, factors significantly associated with Anemia were multiple gestation (AOR: 5.40, 95% CI: 1.71, 15.93), administration of general anesthesia during procedure (AOR: 3.88, 95% CI: 1.72, 8.78), emergency caesarean section (AOR: 4.72, 95% CI: 1.52, 14.67) and late term gestational age (AOR: 2.95, 95% CI: 1.37, 6.32)</p> <p><strong>Conclusions</strong>: Incidence of anemia after cesarean section at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College is too high. Most of these factors are manageable by early detection and prevention of obstetric complications and staffing health facilities by trained health care providers.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>