Anemia among pregnant women in internally displaced camps in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional study on prevalence, severity and associated risk factors

• Main Authors: Ramla Hussein Ahmed (Author), Asha Abdirahman Yussuf (Author), Asma Abdikarin Ali (Author), Sowdo Nuur Iyow (Author), Maryan Abdulahi (Author), Lul Mohamud Mohamed (Author), Mohamed Hayir Tahlil Mohamud (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Anemia in pregnancy is a serious global public health problem in most developing countries and a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Somalia which already had very high maternal mortality ratio of 829 per 100,000 live births, pregnant women in internally displaced ca...