dc.contributor.author |
Athukorala, T.M.S. |
en_US |
dc.contributor.author |
de Silva, L.D.R. |
en_US |
dc.contributor.author |
Dechering, W.H.J.C. |
en_US |
dc.contributor.author |
Dissanayake, T.S. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2014-10-29T09:11:21Z |
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dc.date.available |
2014-10-29T09:11:21Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1994 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1994; 60(2): pp.286-292 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0002-9165 (Print) |
en_US |
dc.identifier.issn |
1938-3207 (Electronic) |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1213 |
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dc.description |
Indexed in MEDLINE |
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dc.description.abstract |
Intervention measures against anemia available to plantation workers during pregnancy include fortified food supplements (thriposha) and iron-folate supplements containing 60 mg elemental Fe. The effectiveness of these intervention measures was studied in 195 subjects whose iron and nutritional status were assessed at < 24 and > 32 wk of gestation. Taking thriposha conferred no significant benefit on maternal nutritional status, probably because sufficient amounts were not consumed. An increase in the duration of iron-folate supplementation to > 17 wk caused a significant positive change (P < 0.01) in hemoglobin, whereas an increase in the dose frequency had no significant benefit. Anthelminthic therapy in addition to iron-folate supplements caused a significant positive change in hemoglobin (P < 0.001) and serum ferritin (P < 0.005) compared with no supplementation. Thus, anthelminthic therapy significantly increased the beneficial effects of iron supplementation on hemoglobin concentration and iron status. |
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dc.publisher |
American Society of Clinical Nutrition |
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dc.subject |
Anemia |
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dc.subject |
Anemia-prevention and control |
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dc.subject |
Anthelmintics-therapeutic use |
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dc.subject |
Body Mass Index |
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dc.subject |
Folic Acid-therapeutic use |
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dc.subject |
Iron-administration and dosage |
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dc.subject |
Iron-therapeutic use |
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dc.subject |
Nutritional Status |
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dc.subject |
Pregnancy |
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dc.subject |
Pregnancy Complications |
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dc.subject |
Pregnancy Complications-prevention and control |
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dc.subject |
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic-drug therapy |
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dc.title |
Evaluation of effectiveness of iron-folate supplementation and anthelmintic therapy against aneamia in pregnancy - a study in the plantation sector of Sri Lanka |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.identifier.department |
Biochemistry |
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dc.creator.corporateauthor |
American Society for Clinical Nutrition |
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