Effect of nutrition education and iron-folic acid supplementation on anemia among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of nutrition education and counseling using health belief health model constructs along with iron-folic acid supplementation on hemoglobin level and adherence to IFAs during pregnancy. The study was a three-month quasi-experimental study design in Butajira town, Ethiopia. Community-based nutrition education and counseling sessions using the Health belief model, and IFAS for six weeks were given to the pregnant women. Compliance with iron-folic acid supplementation (IFAS) was assessed using pill counts based on the number of remaining pills in the retained prescribed bottles or strips. End-line data were collected from 97 interventions and 96 control groups of pregnant women after 6 weeks of nutrition education interventions. The analysis of th

SUBMITTER: Anato A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11775241 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature