Identifying bottlenecks in the iron and folic acid supply chain in Bihar, India: a mixed-methods study

• Main Authors: Amanda S. Wendt (Author), Rob Stephenson (Author), Melissa F. Young (Author), Pankaj Verma (Author), Sridhar Srikantiah (Author), Amy Webb-Girard (Author), Carol J. Hogue (Author), Usha Ramakrishnan (Author), Reynaldo Martorell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Maternal anaemia prevalence in Bihar, India remains high despite government mandated iron supplementation targeting pregnant women. Inadequate supply has been identified as a potential barrier to iron and folic acid (IFA) receipt. Our study objective was to examine the government...