Vol. XVI Issue 2 April - June 2012 2012 Documentation ... - Nipccd

13. Muhil, M., Sembian, Umapathy and Rajendran. (2011).
Anaemia and adverse birth outcome of teenage pregnancy in rural area
of Tamilnadu. Indian Journal of Maternal and Child Health, April-June,
13(2).
Background: About 15 per cent of total pregnancy occurs in teenage girls who
are malnourished. Anemia is more common in teenage women due to
excessive demand for their personal growth and also for the growing fetus,
leads to higher incidents of low birth weight and pre term deliveries.
Complications of pregnancy and child birth are the leading cause of death in
teenage mothers.
Objectives: To find out the prevalence of anemia and factors influencing the
adverse birth outcome of teenage pregnancy.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in government hospital and
rural health centres located in and around kadalur district of Tamil Nadu. A total
of 350 young (15-19) years primigravida mothers with singleton pregnancy at
their third trimester and control group of pregnant womens participated in this
study from rural areas of Tamil Nadu who belonged to low socio economic
standards with poor literacy.
Findings: About 97 per cent of the study group was 16 years old, and they were
from joint family (80%) and control group were (57%); both the groups had
received iron and folic tablets supplied by the government without adequate
antenatal follow up; high prevalence of anemia was found in third trimester
(63%) than the comparison group (40%); regarding pre-pregnant BMI and ideal
weight gain it was found that 36.5 per cent of teenage mothers had underweight
pre pregnant BMI (