A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Initiation and Adherence to Micronutrient Supplementation among Women of Reproductive Age in Vietnam

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 461-474

  Nechitilo, Meredith ^a   Nguyen, Phuong ^b,c   Webb Girard, Amy ^a   Gonzalez Casanova, Ines ^a   Martorell, Reynaldo ^a   DiGirolamo, Ann ^d   Ramakrishnan, Usha ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Thai Nguyen University   (Viet Nam)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; multiple micronutrient; preconception; supplement; Vietnam; women of reproductive age women

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; LOGISTICS; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TRACE ELEMENT; WOMENS HEALTH;

VIET NAM;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALNUTRITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIET NAM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85000400650     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0379572116647830     Document Type: Article

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