Table 3 Perspectives on receiving supplements and fortified foods
| 听 | Key Quotations |
|---|---|
Receiving supplements before pregnancy | |
In favor | 鈥淚 would be interested in taking them before pregnancy because sometimes you may not be aware of some nutritional deficiencies which can affect your baby when you get pregnant. They would prepare my body before pregnancy鈥� 鈥� Pregnant Woman, Palapye 鈥淣ow that I know how they can benefit me I would take them鈥� 鈥� Pregnant Woman, Palapye 鈥淚 am taking HIV medication and sometimes I lose a lot of weight. So I would not mind taking them as they will help me gain weight鈥� 鈥� Pregnant Woman, Tlokweng |
Opposed or mixed | 鈥淚 would, but it would be hard to take them as I do not like tablets鈥� 鈥� Pregnant Woman, Tlokweng |
Receiving fortified foods | |
In favor | 鈥淢ost vegetables and fruits, especially those expensive ones, we cannot afford to buy them. I take it that I am not the only one who is not able to get them鈥� 鈥� Pregnant Woman, Palapye 鈥淚 fail to eat some food as they are expensive to buy鈥ating nutritious food is a struggle as I fail to get money to buy them鈥� 鈥� Pregnant Woman, Palapye 鈥淵es, I would be open to receiving them. Yes, I eat them. I am not ashamed to get them鈥� 鈥� Pregnant Woman, Palapye 鈥淵es, I would be open to that, very much, as I have mentioned I have low blood (anemia) so I want to take anything that could help me boost my blood鈥� 鈥� Pregnant Woman, Palapye 鈥淵es, I would be open to receiving them. I used to be given Tsabana, cooking oil and beans, but for now it has now stopped鈥� 鈥� Pregnant Woman, Tlokweng 鈥滻 would be happy to receive them. Yes, I would be happy to receive Tsabana. It is very healthy and children who are given Tsabana look healthy.鈥� 鈥� Pregnant Woman, Palapye |