Women's Health

Data from University of Maryland advance knowledge in women's health

Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 10th, 2008

Researchers detail in 'Determinants of compliance with iron supplementation among pregnant women in Senegal,' new data in women's health. "Community iron supplementation programmes for pregnant women have lacked effectiveness, partly because of low compliance. To determine factors that influence compliance among pregnant women in Senegal," scientists in the United States report.

"Two hundred and twenty-one pregnant women, recruited from six health centres in Dakar during their first prenatal visit, were randomly assigned to receive either a prescription to purchase iron/folic acid tablets (control, n=112) to be taken daily, according to official policy, or to receive...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-07-10)

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