Introduction
anemia, constipation, Anemia, IDA, nausea, vomiting
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA, ANEMIA, IRON DEFICIENCY, ANEMIA
Anemia in women is a major public health burden worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries [Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is often treated with oral iron supplements even in pregnancy. However, due to gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and constipation, compliance is often poor and results in subsequent discontinuation [Mojeaga herbal remedy (produced by Mojeaga International Ventures Ltd, Nigeria) is a natural preparation containing a combined Therapy with Mojeaga herbal remedy has emerged as one of the adjuncts to conventional therapy for the treatment of anemia in the obstetric population. It is uncertain the benefits and safety of the therapy in the obstetric population, and whether the two weeks’ duration of therapy should suffice for clinical practice. According to current UK guidelines on the management of iron deficiency in pregnancy by Pavord et al., it was revealed that for anemic women, a trial of oral iron should be considered as the first line diagnostic test, whereby an increment demonstrated at two weeks is a positive result [To the best of our knowledge, this is the first randomized trial on the efficacy and safety of combined Mojeaga and oral iron therapy schedule. Therefore, this study determined the efficacy, safety and tolerability of mojeaga remedy as an adjunct to conventional oral iron therapy (standard-of-care) for correcting anemia in the obstetric population.