Prevalence of Xerophthalmia and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Ebud Ayele Dagnazgi, Shewit Engdashet Berhe, Guesh Gebreayezgi, Goitom Girmay Gebremariam, Yohannes Kinfe Gebreyohannes, Tsega Gebremichael Gebremeskel, Embaba Tekelaye Welesemayat, Teklehaymanot Huluf Abraha, Gebregziabher Kidanemariam Asfaw · 2026
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Ebud Ayele Dagnazgi and team measured eye damage from vitamin A lack among pregnant women in Ethiopia's Tigray Region in 2026, checking 1,355 women in antenatal care at public hospitals in 2024. Unlike most earlier work, the study covered the full clinical range of xerophthalmia rather than night blindness alone. One in four women, about 25 percent, had the condition.
Risk climbed with poor sanitation, missed iron pills, fewer antenatal visits, low vegetable intake, thin arms, and alcohol use during pregnancy. Not owning livestock and having a past miscarriage carried especially strong links. The authors call the share a critical public health concern. Their factor list points to nutrition, clean water, and antenatal contact as the levers most worth pulling.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ebud Ayele Dagnazgi, Shewit Engdashet Berhe, Guesh Gebreayezgi, Goitom Girmay Gebremariam, Yohannes Kinfe Gebreyohannes, Tsega Gebremichael Gebremeskel, Embaba Tekelaye Welesemayat, Teklehaymanot Huluf Abraha, Gebregziabher Kidanemariam Asfaw |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |