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Birhanu Jikamo
Birhanu Jikamo
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Public and Environmental Health,
Hawassa
Ethiopia
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Research Article
Non-Adherence to Iron/Folate Supplementation and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women who Attending Antenatal Care Visit in Selected Public Health Institutions at Hosanna Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2016
Author(s): Birhanu Jikamo and Mekonen SamuelBirhanu Jikamo and Mekonen Samuel
Background: Iron supplementation alone or in combination with folic acid is the strategy to alleviate iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy. However, non-adherence is an issue for not reducing the problem in these populations.Objective: To determine non-adherence to Iron/Folate Supplementation and associated factors among pregnant women who attending antenatal care visit in selected public health institutions at Hosanna Town, Southern Ethiopia.Methodology: The study was conducted at public health facilities found in Hossana town, southern part of Ethiopia. An institutional based cross-sectional study design was performed. Randomly selected three hundred and sixty five women were included in the study. Collected data were edited, coded and entered to Epi info version 3.1 and exported to` SPSS version 20. The association o.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0509.1000230