The Claim
Among pregnant women in Tanzania, adherence to daily multiple micronutrient supplements, as measured by pill count, does not differ significantly across 30 mg, 45 mg, and 60 mg elemental iron doses.
What the research says
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In pregnant women in Tanzania, taking daily micronutrient pills with 30 mg, 45 mg, or 60 mg of iron results in the same rate of pill-taking, as measured by counting pills.
See the scientific wording
Among pregnant women in Tanzania, adherence to daily multiple micronutrient supplements is likely similar across 30 mg, 45 mg, and 60 mg elemental iron doses, as measured by pill count, indicating that iron dose does not significantly influence daily pill-taking behavior.
Taking more or less iron in a pill does not change how the stomach or intestines react, so people do not stop taking the pill because of side effects, and they keep taking it the same amount no matter how much iron is in it.
What the research says
1 studyThis study is asking pregnant women in Tanzania to take three different prenatal pills with different amounts of iron, one at a time, and counting how many pills they take each day. If they take about the same number of pills no matter how much iron is in them, it means the iron amount doesn’t make them forget to take their pills.
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