A qualitative assessment of barriers to iron and folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Botswana
Our study identified a need to 1) increase the availability of supplementation at antenatal clinics and 2) improve education regarding supplementation to include information about the benefits of folic acid and other micronutrients. Implementation research is needed to ascertain whether increasing supply and improving education could increase utilization of supplementation during pregnancy, with the ultimate goal of improving maternal and infant outcomes.
Authors
- Rebecca Zash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5707-421X)
- Mompati Mmalane
- Elizabeth D. Lowenthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3855-8646)
- Judith Mabuta
- Roger Shapiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4832-6275)
- Poloko Kebaabetswe
- Shahin Lockman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-9716)
- Ellen C. Caniglia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8667-6471)
- Letumile Rogers Moeng
- Joseph Makhema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0017-2438)
- Modiegi Diseko
- Gloria Mayondi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4557-3075)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BW)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20685-5
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.73
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development