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The paper examines the level of compliance in Nigeria.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We analysed a sample of 14\u2009740 married women aged 15\u201349\u00a0years from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey with available data on hemoglobin and anemia. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to establish associations between socio-demographic characteristics, compliance with recommended uptake of micronutrients and anemia status of the mothers.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A number of socio-demographic factors, namely maternal age, type of residence, education, wealth, among others correlated with incidence of maternal anemia as well as compliance with recommended uptake of micronutrient to protect against anemia. For instance, whereas 46.3% of mothers from rural backgrounds were not anemic, 39.0% of those with urban background were not anemic (P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.001). More than half (56.2%) of mothers in the richest households were anemic compared with about a third (34.6%) of mothers in the poorest household who were not anemic (P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.001). The urban dwellers, richer and more educated mothers complied more with the uptake of iron\u2013folate supplements to protect against anemia during pregnancy (P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.001). The younger mothers (15\u201329\u00a0years) were more likely to comply with iron intake (odds ratio: 1.150 (1.060\u20131.247)).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/pubmed\/fdaa168","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,26]],"date-time":"2020-08-26T19:13:39Z","timestamp":1598469219000},"page":"111-120","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Uptake of iron supplements and anemia during pregnancy in Nigeria"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"44","author":[{"given":"Ngozi","family":"Idemili-Aronu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0032-9282","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Obianuju","family":"Igweonu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria"},{"name":"Social Sciences Unit, School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nkechi","family":"Onyeneho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"2022030902154053100_ref1","volume-title":"Report on progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa","author":"United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNEC)","year":"2013"},{"key":"2022030902154053100_ref2","author":"National Population Commission (NPC) [Nigeria]","year":"2014"},{"key":"2022030902154053100_ref3","author":"National Population Commission (NPC) [Nigeria]","year":"2009"},{"key":"2022030902154053100_ref4","author":"UNFPA","year":"2012"},{"issue":"4","key":"2022030902154053100_ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"444","DOI":"10.1017\/S1368980008002401","article-title":"Worldwide prevalence of anaemia, WHO Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System, 1993\u20132005","volume":"12","author":"McLean","year":"2009","journal-title":"Public Health Nutr"},{"key":"2022030902154053100_ref6","volume-title":"The Global Prevalence of Anaemia in 2011","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2015"},{"key":"2022030902154053100_ref7","volume-title":"Nigeria Demographic Health Survey 2018","author":"National Population Commission (NPC) [Nigeria]","year":"2019"},{"issue":"6","key":"2022030902154053100_ref8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"353","DOI":"10.2307\/2137879","article-title":"Women as health care providers: views of maternal practice and services in Nigeria","volume":"25","author":"Okafor","year":"1994","journal-title":"Stud Fam Plann"},{"key":"2022030902154053100_ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0218288","article-title":"Determining factors for the prevalence of anemia in women of reproductive age in Nepal: evidence from recent national survey data","volume":"14","author":"Gautam","year":"2019","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"issue":"3","key":"2022030902154053100_ref10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"177","DOI":"10.1177\/1756283X11398736","article-title":"Diagnosis and management of iron deficiency anemia in the 21st century","volume":"4","author":"Johnson","year":"2011","journal-title":"Ther Adv Gastroenterol"},{"key":"2022030902154053100_ref11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2165\/00024677-200302060-00002","volume-title":"Global Nutrition Targets 2025: Policy Brief Series","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2014"},{"key":"2022030902154053100_ref12","volume-title":"World Health Report 2002 - Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2002"},{"key":"2022030902154053100_ref13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"33","DOI":"10.1079\/PHN2004665","article-title":"Acceptability of multiple micronutrient supplements by pregnant and lactating women in Mali","volume":"8","author":"Aguayo","year":"2005","journal-title":"Public Health Nutr"},{"key":"2022030902154053100_ref14","volume-title":"Health Sector Component of National Food and Nutrition Policy: National Strategic Plan of Action for Nutrition (2014\u20132019)","author":"Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria","year":"2014"},{"key":"2022030902154053100_ref15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/nu6125915","volume-title":"Guidelines for the Use of Iron Supplements to Prevent and Treat Iron Deficiency Anemia. 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