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Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences | Volume-6 | Issue-03
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Antenatal Women towards Iron-Folic Acid and Calcium Supplementation at a Tertiary-care Hospital in Jaipur
Dr. Lata Rajoria, Dr. Nidhi Goyal, Dr. Pushpa Nagar, Dr. Kiran Meena, Dr. Soumya Singh
Published: March 20, 2018 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i03.006
Pages: 838-841
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Abstract
The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of pregnant women towards iron and calcium supplementation. This questionnaire based cross-sectional study was carried out in 500 pregnant women at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur. In the study, the awareness about iron and calcium supplementation was 91.2% and 89.8% respectively. Only 9.4% women had knowledge about factors that affected iron and calcium absorption. More public awareness needs to be created about importance of iron and calcium.