Adherence to iron supplements among women receiving antenatal care at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda-cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Antenatal iron supplementation is a cost effective way of reducing iron deficiency anaemia among pregnant women in resource limited countries like Uganda. Poor adherence to iron supplements has limited its effectiveness in reducing maternal anaemia as evidenced by the high burden...

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Main Authors: Tusuubira S. Kiwanuka, Sam Ononge, Paul Kiondo, Fatuma Namusoke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2834-z