Determinants of compliance to iron supplementation among pregnant women in Enugu, Southeastern Nigeria.
Niger J Clin Pract
; 17(5): 608-12, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Anemia in pregnancy is highly prevalent among antenatal clinic attendees in Enugu, Nigeria despite the practice of routine iron supplementation in pregnancy. The major problem with iron supplementation in pregnancy is compliance, and this may be a potential driver to the persistent high prevalence of anemia in this population.OBJECTIVES:
To find out the compliance rate and determinants of compliance to iron supplementation among pregnant women in Enugu, southeastern Nigeria. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study of eligible pregnant women receiving antenatal care at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria between April 1, 2012 and January 31, 2013.RESULTS:
The knowledge of iron supplementation was 76.3% ( n = 302), however, the compliance rate was 65.9% ( n = 261). Tertiary level of education and high social class were factors significantly associated with compliance to iron supplementation after adjusting for other factors in the binary logistic regression analysis ( P < 0.05). The major barriers to compliance to iron supplementation included gastrointestinal side effects of iron supplements (41.7%), non-affordability of iron supplements (28.3%), and forgetfulness (15.0%) among the antenatal mothers.CONCLUSION:
The compliance rate of 65.9% for iron supplementation by pregnant mothers in Enugu can further be improved by providing the drug free of charge in the short term and improvement in education and socioeconomic class of the populace in the long run.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
5_ODS3_mortalidade_materna
Problema de saúde:
5_maternal_care
Assunto principal:
Complicações Hematológicas na Gravidez
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Cuidado Pré-Natal
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Cooperação do Paciente
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Ferro da Dieta
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Suplementos Nutricionais
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Anemia
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Niger J Clin Pract
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Nigéria