THE IMPACT OF BLISTER PACKAGING IRON AND FOLATE ON ADHRENCE TO MEDICATION AND HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AT MULAGO HOSPITAL ANTENATAL CLIN

THE IMPACT OF BLISTER PACKAGING IRON AND FOLATE ON ADHRENCE TO MEDICATION AND HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AT MULAGO HOSPITAL ANTENATAL CLINIC: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201707002436264

Enrollment

950

Registered

2017-07-16

Start date

2015-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Circulatory System Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine ANAEMIA IRON AND FOLIC ACID

Interventions

LOOSE PACKS OF IFA

BLISTER PACKAGED IFA

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a) Consenting pregnant women attending Mulago antenatal clinic at 28 weeks or less with no signs of anaemia with Congestive Cardiac Failure. b) Consenting prescribing and dispensing Health Workers in the antenatal clinic.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women with complications like signs Of anaemia in congestive cardiac failure, sickle cell anemia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
ADHERENCE TO THE IFA SUPPLEMENTATION	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in haemoglobin concentration between the arms	—

Countries

Uganda

Contacts

Public ContactIMELDA NAMAGEMBE

GYNAECOLOGIST AT MULAGO HOSPITAL

imeldanamagembe@gmail.com+256772404902

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026