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

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...

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Main Authors: Ramla Hussein Ahmed, Asha Abdirahman Yussuf, Asma Abdikarin Ali, Sowdo Nuur Iyow, Maryan Abdulahi, Lul Mohamud Mohamed, Mohamed Hayir Tahlil Mohamud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04269-4