Determinants of compliance to iron supplementation among pregnant women in Enugu, Southeastern Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 608-612

  Ugwu, Emmanuel O ^a   Olibe, A O ^a   Obi, S N ^a   Ugwu, A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Compliance; Determinants; Enugu; Iron supplementation; Regnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PRENATAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907485489     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.141427     Document Type: Article

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