Effect of a community-based approach of iron and folic acid supplementation on compliance by pregnant women in Kiambu County, Kenya: A quasi-experimental study.

Mary Wanjira KamauSamuel Thuo KimaniWaithira MirieIsaac Kamau Mugoya

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Implementation a community-based approach improved maternal compliance with IFAS, awareness of IFAS side effects and their management, with better improvement being recorded in the intervention group. Hence, there is need to integrate community-based approach with antenatal distribution of IFAS to improve supplementation.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
healthcare
mental health
pregnancy outcomes
randomized controlled trial
primary care
quality improvement
birth weight