Supplementation

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• Applying international guidelines for calcium supplementation to prevent pre-eclampsia: simulation of recommended dosages suggests risk of excess intake in Ethiopia

  The purpose of this simulation was to study the impact of calcium supplementation during pregnancy to prevent pre-eclampsia.
  30 May 2019

• Socio-demographic determinants of Vitamin A supplementation in Bangladesh: evidence from two rounds of Bangladesh demographic and health surveys, 2007 and 2011

  10 August 2018

• Socio-demographic and economic determinants of adherence to iron intake among pregnant women in selected low and lower middle income countries in Asia: insights from a cross-country analyses of global demographic and health surveys.

  The objective of this study is to uncover factors associated with lack of iron intake leading to anaemia in Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
  10 August 2018

• Feasibility of integrating calcium and iron–folate supplementation to prevent preeclampsia and anemia in pregnancy in primary healthcare facilities in Kenya

  This paper addressed the barriers to integrating calcium supplementation in antenatal care.
  10 August 2018

• Ethiopian women’s perspectives on antenatal care and iron‐folic acid supplementation: Insights for translating global antenatal calcium guidelines into practice

  The purpose of this study was to identify barriers to integrating antenatal calcium supplementation and how best to design future programs.
  10 August 2018