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However, many pregnant women in Mali could benefit from multiple micronutrient supplements.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980005000078_sec02\"><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To assess pregnant women's acceptability of and adherence to a daily multiple micronutrient supplementation scheme compared with the current daily iron and folic acid supplementation scheme.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980005000078_sec03\"><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Seventy pregnant women were allocated to either the daily multiple micronutrient or daily iron and folic acid supplementation scheme. Women started receiving supplements at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy until delivery and throughout the first 3 months postpartum.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980005000078_sec04\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>No significant differences were observed between comparison groups with respect to women's perceptions about supplement size, colour, taste or flavour. Adherence to the multiple micronutrient supplementation scheme was better (257.5\u00b120.9 tablets; average adherence 95.4%) than that to the iron and folic acid supplementation scheme (238.5\u00b132.7 tablets; average adherence 92.2% <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.008) although both were very good, as were women's perceptions about the benefits of micronutrient supplements to their health and that of their newborns.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980005000078_sec05\"><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Malian women adhere to prenatal\/postpartum micronutrient supplementation \u2013 no matter what supplement is chosen \u2013 when access to supplements is guaranteed and when they are provided with minimum, consistent and easily understandable information and counselling, indicating that these are key elements to ensure effective programmes. These findings, together with those of the global research agenda on the efficacy of multiple micronutrient supplements for pregnant women, will inform policy development in Mali for the effective control of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnant women.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1079\/phn2005665","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2005,2,8]],"date-time":"2005-02-08T03:56:58Z","timestamp":1107835018000},"page":"33-37","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":57,"title":["Acceptability of multiple micronutrient supplements by pregnant and lactating women in Mali"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"V\u00edctor M","family":"Aguayo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Diakalia","family":"Kon\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sory Ibrahim","family":"Bamba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Baba","family":"Diallo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yacouba","family":"Sidib\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Diakalia","family":"Traor\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pierre","family":"Sign\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shawn K","family":"Baker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2007,1,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"S1368980005000078_ref001","unstructured":"1 EDSM-III. 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