Reduce anemia among low-income pregnant females in their third trimester

	Baseline											Target
Objective	Year	Baseline	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2010

19-13 Anemia in low-income pregnant females - In third
trimester	1996	29%	32%	32%	32%	33%	31%	30%	---	---	---	20%
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	1996	31%	32%	29%	32%	30%	29%	30%	---	---	---	20%
Asian or Pacific Islander	1996	26%	27%	28%	28%	28%	25%	24%	---	---	---	20%
Asian	1996	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	---	---	---	20%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1996	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	---	---	---	20%
Black or African American	1996	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	---	---	---	20%
White	1996	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	---	---	---	20%
Hispanic or Latino	1996	25%	30%	29%	29%	30%	26%	25%	---	---	---	20%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1996	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	---	---	---	20%
Black or African American, not Hispanic/Latino	1996	44%	46%	46%	46%	46%	45%	44%	---	---	---	20%
White, not Hispanic or Latino	1996	24%	25%	25%	26%	27%	25%	26%	---	---	---	20%
Disability status
Females with disabilities	1996	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	---	---	---	20%
Females without disabilities	1996	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	---	---	---	20%


DATA ISSUES
--- = Data are not available.
BSL = Baseline data available for this year. See Baseline column.
DNA = Data have not been analyzed.
DNC = Data for specific population are not collected.
DSU = Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
NA = Not applicable.


DATA SOURCE
19-13 Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System, CDC, NCCDPHP.

Additional Information

Numerator: Number of pregnant females participating in public programs in their third trimester with abnormal results for either hemoglobin (less than 11 g/dL) or hematocrit (less than 33 percent).

Denominator: Number of pregnant females participating in public programs in their third trimester.

Population Targeted: Selected sites (see Comments).

PNSS is used to monitor anemia among low-income women participating in public health programs. In 1996, 21 States, the District of Columbia, and two Tribal governments participated. The threshold for anemia during pregnancy is based on clinical studies of European women who had taken iron supplementation during pregnancy. This threshold is advocated by CDC and the World Health Organization.

See the Comments section with iron deficiency objective 19-12 for a discussion of the differences between iron deficiency and anemia. Nationally representative data are unavailable for monitoring the percent of iron deficiency during pregnancy.