Interventions to increase adherence to micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Prenatal micronutrient supplements are cost-effective in reducing nutritional deficiencies and adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. However, poor adherence remains a potential barrier to the successful implementation of these supplementation programs. This systematic review assessed the effectiveness of interventions designed to increase adherence to prenatal micronutrient supplementation. Following the Cochrane Collaboration Methodology, literature searches were conducted in six electronic databases and gray literature (on July 24, 2020), and abstract screening, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were conducted independently by two reviewers. We included 22 studies. Interventions that resulted in increased adherence were most of the education-based strategies, consumption monit

SUBMITTER: Gomes F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8169578 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature