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Title: | Evaluation of effectiveness of iron-folate supplementation and anthelmintic therapy against aneamia in pregnancy - a study in the plantation sector of Sri Lanka |
Authors: | Athukorala, T.M.S. de Silva, L.D.R. Dechering, W.H.J.C. Dissanayake, T.S. |
Keywords: | Anemia Anemia-prevention and control Anthelmintics-therapeutic use Body Mass Index Folic Acid-therapeutic use Iron-administration and dosage Iron-therapeutic use Nutritional Status Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy Complications-prevention and control Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic-drug therapy |
Issue Date: | 1994 |
Publisher: | American Society of Clinical Nutrition |
Citation: | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1994; 60(2): pp.286-292 |
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. |
Description: | Indexed in MEDLINE |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1213 |
ISSN: | 0002-9165 (Print) 1938-3207 (Electronic) |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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