Barriers and enablers for iron folic acid (IFA) supplementation in pregnant women

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Siekmans, Kendra ^a   Roche, Marion ^b   Kung'u, Jacqueline K ^c   Desrochers, Rachelle E ^a   De Regil, Luz Maria ^b  

^a HealthBridge   (Canada)

^b NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL   (Canada)

^c Nutrition International   (Kenya)

Author keywords

anaemia; folic acid; iron supplements; prenatal nutrition; primary health care; qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

AFRICA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AFRICA; ASIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IRON; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85038828744     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12532     Document Type: Article

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