Adherence and Associated Factors to Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Public Hospitals of Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia
Open Access
- 26 August 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by E.U. European Publishing in European Journal of Midwifery
- Vol. 5 (August), 1-7
- https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/138595
Abstract
Introduction: Worldwide, 41.8% of pregnant women have anemia. Nationally, only 0.4% of pregnant women take the recommended 180-day iron supplement for more than 90 days. This study aimed to determine adherence to iron and folic acid supplements and factors affecting it among pregnant women...Keywords
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