Adherence to Iron-Folate Supplementation and Associated Factors among Pastoralists Pregnant Women in Burji Districts Segen Area Peoples Zone Southern Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

摘要

Background Iron deficiency anemia among pregnant women is one of the most common public health problems in developing country particularly in Ethiopia. Iron/folic acid supplementation with optimal adherence is the main cost-effective strategy for prevention and control of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women. However, level of adherence to iron/folic acid supplementation and its associated factors were not well identified in study area. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the level of adherence to iron/folic acid supplementation and associated factors among pregnant women in Burji Districts, southern Ethiopia.