Cross-sectional study on relation of anemia among fertile women to contraceptives

  Objective   To determine the prevalence of anemia among rural fertile women in Jiangsu province and to examine the relation between anemia and contraceptive use.

  Methods   Data were from the base-line survey of contraceptive adverse reactions in Jiangsu surveillance points.Unconditional logistic regression model was used to analyze risk factors for anemia.

  Results   The overall prevalence of anemia was 42.54% among rural fertile women in Jiangsu province.The risk factors for anemia included: less-developed areas, women aged >35 and elder(OR=1.125, 95%CI: 1.019-1.242), cycle length≤24 days(OR=1.489, 95%CI: 1.047-1.269);The protecting factors were: body mass index(BIM)≥25 kg/m² (OR=0.693, 95%CI: 0.624-0.770), occupations other than peasant(OR=0.862, 95%CI: 0.776-0.957), scanty period amout(OR=0.805, 95%CI: 0.744-0.871).

  Conclusion   The prevalence of anemia in rural child-bearing age women was very high, leading it to be a severe public health problem; Use of IUDs may be one of risk factors for anemia, medical screening of clients before use should be conducted.