Knowledge of Pregnant Women Regarding the Factors Affecting Their Compliance with Iron and Folate Supplementation
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: - Iron and folic acid supplementation with optimal adherence during pregnancy can effectively prevent anemia and its complications. The aim of the study: - to assess knowledge of pregnant women regarding the factors affecting their compliance with iron and folate supplementation. Subjects and Method: -Study design: - In this study, a descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. Study settings: - The study was conducted in outpatient clinics of Maternity Hospitals and Maternal and Child Health (MCH) centers in Tanta City. Study subjects: - A systematic random sample was used to collect the study data for 214 pregnant women aged (19- 49) years. Tool of data collection: - Structured interview schedule tool, which consisted of seven parts, was used to collect the necessary data from the studied subjects. Results: -More than two –thirds and nearly three-quarters of the studied subjects had a poor score of knowledge about folic acid, iron, and anemia and had an unsatisfactory compliance with iron /folate supplementation. More than one-third of the studied subjects not taking iron-folate tablets during pregnancy, about two thirds and more than one- third of them reported that lack of their knowledge and followed by its bad taste respectively as factors of non-compliance with iron-folate tablets during pregnancy. However, more than half of them taking iron-folate tablets during pregnancy, this is due to many factors reported by the studied subjects such as its effect to prevent complications during pregnancy, delivery, and fetus; followed by protection the fetus from complications and protect the mother from anemia. There was a high statistically significant positive correlation between women s score of knowledge about folic acid, iron and anemia and their score of compliance to iron /folate supplementation during pregnancy. Conclusion and recommendations: - This study concluded that the compliance rate to iron/folate supplements was low among pregnant women. Lack of information followed by bad taste was the most common reasons for not receiving iron/folate supplements during pregnancy. This study recommended that there is a crucial need for focusing on more orientation of pregnant women by health professionals regarding the importance of continuous intake of iron/folate supplements throughout pregnancy to prevent anemia and its complications.
Authors and Affiliations
Amaal Mohamed Ahmed El-Zeftawy, Manal Abdalla Gaheen, Neamat Mazloum Mohamed
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