Adherence to iron prophylactic therapy during pregnancy in an urban regional hospital in South Africa
South African Family Practice
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| Title | Adherence to iron prophylactic therapy during pregnancy in an urban regional hospital in South Africa | |
| Creator | Mkhize, Princess Z. Naicker, T. Onyangunga, O. A. Moodley, J. | |
| Description | Background: Iron and folic acid supplementation plays a major role in the prevention and control of iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy. Therefore, this study assesses adherence to prophylactic iron supplementation during the antenatal period in South Africa.Methods: An observational study was conducted in a regional hospital from January to December 2016. HIV-uninfected (n = 100) and HIV-infected (n = 100)] women were enrolled and subdivided into three groups: (a) ≤ 34 weeks (n = 33), (b) 34–36 weeks (n = 34) and (c) ≥ 37 weeks (n = 33) gestational age respectively. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were coded and statistically analysed using SPSS software. Pill count and self-reported data from women (n = 24) at ≤ 34 weeks and 34–36 weeks reflected 50% adherence and 46% non-adherence, being higher in the HIV-infected women (75%). Nausea was the commonest side effect across all trimesters (79. 2%). Adherence (27.8%) and non-adherence (72.1%) to iron, folic acid and calcium supplementation were found in 88% of women.Conclusion: This study found that adherence to micronutrient supplementation is low in pregnancy, albeit higher in HIV-infected women receiving antenatal care at a regional hospital in Durban, South Africa.Abbreviations: Haemoglobin (Hb), Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV), antiretroviral therapy (ARV), zidovudine (ZDV), tuberculosis (TB), low to middle- income countries (LMICs), World Health Organization (WHO), antenatal clinic (ANC). | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2019-10-28 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/safp.v61i5.4937 | |
| Source | South African Family Practice; Vol 61, No 5 (2019): September/October; 32 2078-6204 2078-6190 | |
| Language | eng | |
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