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Effect of community based health education on knowledge and attitude towards iron and folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Kiambu County, Kenya: A quasi experimental study

INTRODUCTION: Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (IFAS) services are currently provided free of charge to pregnant women in Kenya during antenatal care (ANC) but compliance remains low. Poor awareness is an important factor contributing to low utilization of IFAS. Inadequate counselling is one of t...

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Autores principales:	Kamau, Mary, Mirie, Waithira, Kimani, Samuel, Mugoya, Isaac
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6876988/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31765422 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224361

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