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Table 2 Content and frequency

From: Implementation fidelity of nutritional counselling, iron and folic acid supplementation guidelines and associated challenges in rural Uasin Gishu County Kenya

 

Characteristics of women

Distribution (n)

Percentage (%)

Interventions received: (n = 186)

Supplements received

Received Iron

138

74

Received folic acids

88

47

Counselling received

General nutrition information (n = 186)

52

28

Information on iron (n = 138)

76

55

Information on folic acid (n = 88)

38

43

Total folic acid supplement pills received for the entire period of pregnancy (based on RDMa) (n-86)

Never Received any

9

11

< 15

3

3

30

35

42

60

22

26

90

13

15

> 90

3

3

Total iron pills received for the entire period of pregnancy (based on RDMa) (n-86)

Never received any

4

5

< 15

13

15

30

41

49

60

12

14

90

9

10

150

6

7

  1. aRecently Delivered Mothers