Translating formative research findings into a behaviour change strategy to promote antenatal calcium and iron and folic acid supplementation in western Kenya

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Martin, Stephanie L ^a   Seim, Gretchen L ^b   Wawire, Salome ^c   Chapleau, Gina M ^a   Young, Sera L ^a   Dickin, Katherine L ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Insight Health Advisors   (Kenya)

Author keywords

anaemia; antenatal care; formative research; maternal nutrition; micronutrient supplementation; pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KENYA; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALCIUM INTAKE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CALCIUM, DIETARY; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959191878     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12233     Document Type: Article

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