Effect of Preconception Care Counselling with Picture Based Education and Adherence to Iron Folic Acid Supplementation and its Outcome in Eastern Ethiopia

Neural Tube Defect: Determinants, Community experiences, Effect of Picture Based education on its birth outcome

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202104543567379

Enrollment

244

Registered

2021-04-20

Start date

2021-04-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Preconception care counselling

Iron folic acid supplement

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -A women between 18-45 years old who has an intention to have pregnancy (plans to have children), -Currently living in the study area (women who are usual residents and live or intend to live in the area for 6 or more months) and -Gives consent to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Currently pregnant, a women that taking a long acting family planning after a women aborted spontaneously or gave birth a neonate who died after birth with neural tube defect and terminated due to neural tube defect, -Regularly consumed IFAS or micro mineral supplements in the past two months, -Non-Ethiopian subjects and participant who is mentally/physically challenged to provide consent will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Adherence to iron folic acid supplementation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pregnancy and birth outcomes	—

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactKetema Ayele

Lecturer

ketemaayele2001@gmail.com251937282987

Outcome results

None listed

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