Interventions to increase adherence to micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy: a systematic review

adherence to prenatal micronutrient supplementation. Following the Cochrane Collaboration Methodology, literature searches were conducted in six electronic databases and gray literature (on July 24, 2020), and abstract screening, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were conducted independently by two reviewers. There were 22 studies included. Interventions that resulted in increased adherence were most of the education-based strategies, consumption monitoring by volunteer health workers or family members, SMS reminders, free provision of supplements, a multi-component intervention with community mobilization, and a participatory action research intervention. In several studies, increased adherence was accompanied by beneficial effects on pregnancy and birth outcomes.