N G Holmes, Carl E Wieman, D A Bonn
Teaching critical thinking
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
iron deficiency pregnancy risk factor anemia preterm delivery low birth weight poor adherence iron supplement intake remains problem many countries including ethiopia analysis aimed determining proportion adherence iron supplement intake associated factors among pregnant women ethiopia used data 2019 ethiopia mini demographic health survey emdhs crosssectional nationally representative survey weighted sample 3927 pregnant women included study bivariate multivariable binary logistic regression analyses performed identify factors associated adherence iron supplement intake adjusted odds ratio aor 95 confidence interval ci pvalue 05 used declare statistical significance analysis revealed 2356 600 pregnant women took iron supplements recent pregnancy 417 177 95 ci 01620193 adhered whorecommended iron intake 90 days subnational regions level education literacy timing first antenatal care booking past place delivery significantly associated iron supplement intake interventions enhance uptake iron supplementation better focus improving womens education literacy early initiation frequency anc visits institutional delivery raising community awareness educating pregnant women also recommended improve adherence iron supplement intake