Authors
Djibril M Ba, Paddy Ssentongo, Kristen H Kjerulff, Muzi Na, Guodong Liu, Xiang Gao, Ping Du
Publication date
2019/12/1
Journal
Current developments in nutrition
Volume
3
Issue
12
Pages
nzz120
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Background
Iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy is a significant public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and is associated with serious adverse health outcomes. Although it is recommended that all women receive iron supplementation during pregnancy, little research has been conducted to measure overall compliance with this recommendation or variation across SSA countries.
Objectives
To assess prevalence and sociodemographic-economic factors associated with adherence to iron supplementation among pregnant women in SSA.
Methods
This was a weighted population-based cross-sectional study of 148,528 pregnant women aged 15–49 y in 22 SSA countries that participated in the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in 2013–2018 and measured iron supplementation during pregnancy. Adherence to iron supplementation was defined as using iron supplementation for ≥90 d during …
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