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Compliance level and factors associated with iron-folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Dangila, Northern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.
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- The effectiveness of an Android-based reminder application in ensuring compliance with iron tablets for pregnant women in Yogyakarta Indonesia.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Compliance to iron folic acid supplementation and its associated factors among postpartum mothers of Bharatpur, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Compliance with iron-folate supplementation among pregnant women in Southern Ethiopia: a multi-center cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- An approach to Hemequity: Identifying the barriers and facilitators of iron deficiency reduction strategies in low- to middle-income countries.British journal of haematology · 2025Article
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- Hotspot analysis of anaemia among pregnant women in Ethiopia: hotspot analysis of national demographic and health survey data.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Compliance level and associated factors of iron folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in North Shoa Zone, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Adherence to Iron-Folic Acid Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Southern Ethiopia, 2022.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Utilization and compliance with iron supplementation and predictors among pregnant women in Southeast Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Iron-folic acid non-compliance is a major problem in the study area. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the level of iron-folic acid supplementation compliance and associated factors among pregnant women. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among pregnant women from 1 to 30 November 2018 in Dangila, Northern Ethiopia. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the participants. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire. For data entry and analysis, Epi Info 7 and Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 23.0 were used, respectively. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were done. Descriptive statistics like mean and standard deviation, and odds ratios with their respective confidence intervals were calculated. Statistically significant was declared at a p value of less than 0.05. The results were presented using text, tables, and figures. Results: A total of 589 pregnant women were involved, yielding a response rate of 91.2%. The average age of the participants in the study was 30.90 ± 5.93 years. The average weekly iron-folic acid pill intake was 5.3. The iron-folic acid compliance rate was 76.9% (95% confidence interval: 73.5-80.6). Women who had four or fewer alive children (adjusted odds ratio = 2.68, 95% confidence interval: 1.37-5.23), took less than 30 min to get to the health facility (adjusted odds ratio = 1.90, 95% confidence interval: 1.16-3.10), being a government employee (adjusted odds ratio = 0.16, 95% confidence interval: 0.03-0.81), attended antenatal care conferences (odds ratio = 2,95% confidence interval: 1.16-3.42), and started iron-folic acid tablets in the first trimester (odds ratio = 2.3, 95% confidence interval: 1.39-3.87) were associated with iron-folic acid compliance. Conclusion: The level of iron-folic acid supplementation compliance was low. Attending antenatal care training and starting to take iron-folic acid pills early in the first trimester were both factors associated with iron-folic acid supplementation compliance. Health care and health extension workers should emphasize and monitor the iron pill-taking habits of pregnant women in home-to-home visits.
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