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Tropical Medicine and International Health volume 8 no 4 pp 301–309 april 2003
Comparison of screening methods for anaemia in pregnant women in Awassa, Ethiopia S. Gies1, B. J. Brabin1,2, M. A. Yassin3 and L. E. Cuevas1 1 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK 2 Emma Kinderziekenhuis, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands 3 Tuberculosis Control Programme, Awassa, Ethiopia
Summary
Screening for anaemia in pregnancy is essential for implementing and monitoring effective antenatal programmes. We compared the diagnostic accuracy of invasive and non-invasive screening methods in a cross-sectional survey of 403 pregnant women attending an urban health centre in Awassa, southern Ethiopia. Overall anaemia prevalence [haemoglobin (Hb):
