Adherence in a pragmatic randomized controlled trial on prophylactic iron supplementation during pregnancy in Maputo, Mozambique.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Assessing the level of adherence and its determinants is important in appraising the overall effectiveness of trials. The present study aimed to evaluate the extent of adherence and its determinants in a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of Fe prophylaxis during pregnancy in Maputo, Mozambique.

Design

A pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Two health centres (1° de Maio and Machava) in Maputo, Mozambique.

Subjects

Pregnant women (≥12 weeks' gestation, ≥18 years old, non-high-risk pregnancy; n 4326) attending prenatal care consultations at two health centres were randomized to receive routine Fe (n 2184; 60 mg ferrous sulfate plus 400 μg folic acid daily throughout pregnancy) or selective Fe (n 2142; screening and treatment for anaemia an

SUBMITTER: Nwaru BI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271523 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature