Antenatal care is associated with adherence to iron supplementation among pregnant women in selected low-middle-income-countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America & the Caribbean regions: Insights from Demographic and Health Surveys.

Journal: Maternal & child nutrition

Volume: 19

Issue: 2

Year of Publication: 2023

Affiliated Institutions:  Former Country Director, Nutrition International, Indonesia Country Office, Jakarta, Indonesia. Senior Program Officer, Research and Evaluation, Nutrition International, Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, India. Senior Technical Advisor for Nutrition and WASH, IMA World Health/Corus International, Washington, District Columbia, USA. Former Maternal and Child Nutrition Advisor, Nutrition International, Indonesia Country Office, Jakarta, Indonesia. Former Program Coordinator - Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition International, Indonesia Country Office, Jakarta, Indonesia. Former Adolescent Nutrition Advisor, Nutrition International, Indonesia Country Office, Jakarta, Indonesia. Former Country Director, Nutrition International, Philippines Country Office, Manila, Philippines. Country Program Coordinator, Nutrition International, Philippines Country Office, Manila, Philippines. Technical Assistance to Nutrition, Nutrition International, Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, India. Regional Program Officer, Research and Evaluation, Asia, Nutrition International, Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, India. Regional Technical Advisor, Adolescent and Women's Health and Nutrition, Nutrition International, Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, India. Project Director, Save the Children, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Deputy Regional Director, Nutrition International, Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, India, India. Chief Executive Officer, Leo and Mia Foundation, London, UK. Regional Policy Advisor, IFPRI HarvestPlus, New Delhi, India. Asia Regional Technical Advisor, Research and Evaluation, Global Technical Services, Nutrition International, New Delhi, India.

Abstract summary 

Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting 800 million women and children globally. Anaemia is associated with perinatal mortality, child morbidity and mortality, mental development, immune competence, susceptibility to lead poisoning and performance at work. The objective of this article is to identify whether antenatal care-seeking was associated with the uptake of iron supplementation among pregnant women, adjusting for a range of covariates. This article used data from the cross-sectional recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) of 12 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America & the Caribbean regions. The individual-level data from 273,144 women of reproductive age (15-49 years) were analysed from multi-country DHS. Multiple Logistic regression analyses were conducted using Predictive Analytics Software for Windows (PASW), Release 18.0. Receiving at least four antenatal care visits was significantly associated with the consumption of 90 or more iron-containing supplements in 12 low and middle income countries across three regions after adjusting for different household and respondent characteristics, while mass media exposure was found to be a significant predictor in India and Indonesia. Antenatal care seems to be the most important predictor of adherence to iron intake in the selected countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Caribbean regions.

Authors & Co-authors:  Karyadi Reddy Dearden Purwanti Mardewi Asri Roquero Juguan Sapitula-Evidente Anand Warvadekar Bhardwaj Alam Das Nair Srivastava Raut

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Beth, I.‐K. , & Reynaldo, M. (2012). Nutrition education and counselling provided during pregnancy: Effects on maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 26, Suppl. 1, 1–3. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3016.2012.01271.x
Authors :  17
Identifiers
Doi : e13477
SSN : 1740-8709
Study Population
Women
Mesh Terms
Child
Other Terms
Cambodia;DHS;Ethiopia;Haiti;Honduras;India;Indonesia;Kenya;LMIC;Nigeria;Pakistan;Philippines;Senegal;Tanzania;anaemia;antenatal care;iron deficiency anaemia;iron supplementation
Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Kenya
Publication Country
England