Low compliance with iron-folate supplementation among postpartum mothers of nepal: An analysis of nepal demographic and health survey 2011

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 606-613

  Khanal, Vishnu ^a,d   Adhikari, Mandira ^b   Karkee, Rajendra ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c BP Koirala Institute of Health Science   (Nepal)

^d Sauraha Pharsatikar Village Development Committee 1   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Cross sectional survey; Iron deficiency; Nepal; Postpartum period

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NEPAL; ODDS RATIO; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900850647     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-013-9806-6     Document Type: Review

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