Prevalence of and risk factors for iron deficiency among pregnant women with moderate or severe anaemia in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Ochuwa Adiketu Babah (Author), Opeyemi Rebecca Akinajo (Author), Lenka Beňová (Author), Claudia Hanson (Author), Ajibola Ibraheem Abioye (Author), Victoria Olawunmi Adaramoye (Author), Titilope A. Adeyemo (Author), Mobolanle Rasheedat Balogun (Author), Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas (Author), Hadiza S. Galadanci (Author), Nadia A. Sam-Agudu (Author), Bosede Bukola Afolabi (Author), Elin C. Larsson (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Anaemia during pregnancy causes adverse outcomes to the woman and the foetus, including anaemic heart failure, prematurity, and intrauterine growth restriction. Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the leading cause of anaemia and oral iron supplementation during pregnancy is widely...