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Compliance to mineral supplementation among pregnant women at a public health clinic in Malaysia


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Ahmad Fadzil, Nurul Nabilah and Abdul Halain, Azura and Yew Roan Nee, Santhi and Soh, Kim Lam and Japar, Salimah (2021) Compliance to mineral supplementation among pregnant women at a public health clinic in Malaysia. British Journal of Midwifery, 29 (6). 316 - 322. ISSN 0969-4900; ESSN: 2052-4307

Abstract

Background: Prenatal supplementation has been introduced to pregnant women during early pregnancy to prevent complication to both mother and fetus. The complications include anaemia, postpartum haemorrhage, low birth weight and fetal defects. Aim: To assess compliance with vitamin and mineral supplementation in pregnant women. Methods: A cross-sectional design with simple random sampling was used in this study with 100 respondents who attended the maternal and child clinic in Selangor, Malaysia. Findings: The findings showed that 86 respondents (86%) were compliance towards vitamin and mineral supplementation, whereas 35 respondents (35%) were non-compliance mainly due to forgetfulness. The result indicated a significant association between compliance with race (p=0.02), occupation (p<0.01), household income (p=0.02), education (p<0.01), parity (p<0.01) and trimester (p=0.02). Conclusion: Majority of the respondents acknowledge that side effects and forgetfulness were the main influencing factors towards non-compliance.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2021.29.6.316
Publisher: MA Healthcare
Keywords: Prenatal vitamin supplementation; Health clinics; Adherence; Pregnancy
Depositing User: Ms. Nuraida Ibrahim
Date Deposited: 08 Feb 2023 07:37
Last Modified: 08 Feb 2023 07:37
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96485
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