Adherence and attitude towards oral iron and folic acid supplements among pregnant women attending maternal child health clinic of Kampala International Teaching Hospital in Bushenyi District, Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Ayesigye, Iran | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-27T06:56:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-27T06:56:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-07 | |
| dc.description | A research dissertation submitted to the School Of Allied Health Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Community Health at Kampala International University Western Campus | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | INTRODUCTION: Adherence and attitude of pregnant women towards oral iron and folic acid supplements is the evaluation of compliance and knowledge of mothers towards IFA, which is a WHO recommended supplement for curbing iron deficiency anaemia. This is because anemia is the leading cause of maternal death. METHODS: A prospective crossectional survey was conducted among pregnant women attending MCH clinic in KIU-TH. The sample size of this study was determined using Yamane formula and data collected randomly through questionnaires, analysed using SPSS and tabulated in tables RESULTS: All pregnant women that participated in this research n=81, 81.5% had heard about the oral iron supplement while 18.5% had never heard about the oral iron supplement. Among those that had heard about it 95.5% took the supplement. However of those that took the supplement 34.9% were not compliant and major reason being forgetfulness with 59.1%.Majority of the mothers seemed to know the use of IFA with majority, 64.5% being aware that it prevented anaemia in both the mother and fetus and it was good for growth and development of the baby. CONCLUSION: A high prevalence of non-compliance in supplement intake was observed due to forgetfulness and side effects encountered. Mothers who had follow up and high level of education were more compliant. Key words: IFA, MCH, adherence, attitude. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/4773 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, School of Allied Health Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Oral iron and folic acid supplements | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pregnant women | en_US |
| dc.subject | Maternal and child health clinic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kampala International Teaching Hospital | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bushenyi District | en_US |
| dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
| dc.title | Adherence and attitude towards oral iron and folic acid supplements among pregnant women attending maternal child health clinic of Kampala International Teaching Hospital in Bushenyi District, Uganda | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |