ArticlePatient preference and adherence2019
Time to start and adherence to iron-folate supplement for pregnant women in antenatal care follow up; Northern Ethiopia.
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- Adherence to iron-folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Pooled it
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- Determinants of compliance to iron folate supplementation among pregnant women attending antenatal care in public health facilities of South West Ethiopia: A case-control study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Iron folic acid supplementation adherence level and its associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a multilevel complex data analysis of 2019 Ethiopian mini demographic and health survey data.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Maternal anemia is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in Mbarara, Uganda.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2023Article
- Adherence to iron supplement intake during pregnancy and associated factors in Ethiopia: Further analysis of a national population-based study.Food science & nutrition · 2023Article
- Adherence to iron and folate supplementation and associated factors among women attending antenatal care in public health facilities at Covid-19 pandemic in Ethiopia.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- The Effect of Fresh Moringa Leaf Consumption During Pregnancy on Maternal Hemoglobin Level in Southern Ethiopia: Multilevel Analysis of a Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2023Article
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- Adherence to Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Bwindi Community Hospital, Western Uganda.International journal of reproductive medicine · 2021Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of Ferrous Fumarate-Folic Acid and Ferrous Gluconate-Multivitamins in a High Prevalence Area of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Indonesia.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundIron folate supplementation is a cost-effective way of reducing iron deficiency anemia, low birth weight, and neural tube defects in resource-limited countries like Ethiopia. Late to start and poor adherence to iron-folate supplement has restricted its effectiveness. The aim of this study was to determine the time to start and adherence level of iron-folate supplementation to pregnant women attending at the Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital.
methodsTwo hundred pregnant women were recruited in cross-sectional study design between February and April 2018.
resultsFrom the total participant pregnant women the urban dweller constituted the major proportion of 182 (91%). Seventy-eight (39%) of the participants had two antenatal care visits, whereas only, 21 (10.5%) of them had an antenatal care visit three and above. One hundred fifty-five (77.5%) participants women had knowledge about the cause of anemia in pregnancy. In this study, 143 (71.5%) of the pregnant women started their iron folate supplement in the second and third trimester. The adherence of iron folate intake was 10.5%. Healthcare education and counseling about iron-folate supplementation (AOR =4.55, 95% CI =[1.534, 13.512]), number of pregnancies (AOR =6.941, 95% CI =[1.511, 31.09]), and number of antenatal visit (AOR =0.242, 95% CI =[0.069, 0.852]) were significantly associated with adherence to iron-folate supplementation.
conclusionTime to start iron folate supplement in the first trimester was low and the adherence level was also very poor, which can be attributed by the number of antenatal care visits, frequency of pregnancy and healthcare education and counseling about iron folate supplement.
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