A mixed method study exploring adherence to and acceptability of small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) among pregnant and lactating women in Ghana and Malawi

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Klevor, Moses K ^a,b   Adu Afarwuah, Seth ^b   Ashorn, Per ^c   Arimond, Mary ^a   Dewey, Kathryn G ^a   Lartey, Anna ^b   Maleta, Kenneth ^d   Phiri, Nozgechi ^d   Pyykkö, Juha ^c   Zeilani, Mamane ^e   Ashorn, Ulla ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^e Nutriset SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Adherence; Ghana; Lactation; Malawi; Pregnancy; Small quantity lipid based nutrient supplements; Women

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD COLOR; FOOD TEXTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; LACTATION; MALAWI; NAUSEA; ODOR; PALATABILITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SMALL QUANTITY LIPID BASED NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT; TASTE; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MALAWI; MICRONUTRIENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84984643851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-1039-0     Document Type: Article

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