An Assessment of Communication Use in Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Compliance among Pregnant Women in Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Nairobi County+
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2021-10
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Daystar University, School of Communication
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which various
communication sources influenced compliance to the full dose of 90+ days of iron
and folic acid supplementation among women aged 15to49 years during pregnancy in
Mukuru Kwa Njenga informal settlements in Nairobi County. The objectives of the
study were to assess the communication sources on IFAS for pregnant women aged
between 15and 49, determine the extent of compliance behavior to IFAS of pregnant
women aged between 15and 49, and assess the influence of communication sources
on compliance to iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy. The study
used two theories: the Transtheoretical Model and Diffusion of Innovation. Both
Diffusion of Innovation and Transtheoretical Model assume that a person goes
through multiple stages before successfully changing their behavior. The study
adopted a descriptive cross-sectional survey design to assess how communication, had
influenced compliance to iron and folic acid supplementation among pregnant women
in Mukuru Kwa Njenga. Three hundred and four women of aged 15-49 meeting the
inclusion criteria were the minimum sample as determined using the Fischer’s
formula. The response rate as calculated from the complete questionnaires was 97.3%.
Interpersonal communication (health providers, friends, and relatives) and mass
media (radio and television) ranked highly as the sources of general communication
frequently used at 96.96%, 92.91% ,80.07% and 71.96% respectively. The results
showed that 87.50% of the respondent had received IFAS across the gestational age
categories either freely or by buying. The study recommends that print and display
media should be given adequate importance. Further studies on frequency and
duration of exposure to IFAS messages can be conducted to establish cause effect of
the communication channels on adherence
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in Communication
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Communication Use, Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Compliance, Pregnant Women, Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Nairobi County
Citation
Were, S. A. C. (2021). An Assessment of Communication Use in Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Compliance among Pregnant Women in Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Nairobi County. Daystar University, School of Communication, Nairobi.