Prenatal vitamin utilization and its determinants among pregnant women in south Gondar zone: multicenter cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prenatal vitamin and mineral supplements are commonly advised as clinical practice standard of care. In spite of Ethiopian government focus on maternal nutrition programmes targeting pregnant and lactating women, Micronutrient deficiencies are still quite common and are regarded as a serious public health issue and also little is known regarding utilization and barriers to prenatal vitamin use during pregnancy. This study aimed to assess utilization and associated factors of prenatal vitamins among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public hospitals in the south Gondar zone, 2024.

Methods

Multi center crossectional study design was conducted among 416 pregnant women from March 1 to May 30, 2024. Systematic sampling technique was used to select the study pa

SUBMITTER: Mekuriaw BY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11744017 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature