A Survey of Iron Supplementation Consumption and its Related Factors in High School Students in Southeast Iran, 2015

Khammarnia, Mohammad; Amani, Zahra; Hajmohammadi, Mahsa; Ansari-Moghaddam, Alireza; Eslahi, Marzieh

doi:10.21315/mjms2016.23.5.8

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“…The results of a study by Kheirouri showed that only 62.3% of female students had taken iron supplements fully [17]. Another study on students conducted by khammarnia found that only 31% had fully taken iron supplements [18]. The results of Chauhan's research showed that out of 71.7% of students who had anemia, 89.5% did not take iron supplements [21].…”

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“…The most important reasons for not taking iron supplements from the viewpoint of the subjects, in order of priority, were as follows: bad taste of iron supplements, nausea after taking the supplements, no foreign iron supplements, no doctor prescription for the supplements, and no need for iron supplementation due to the lack of disease. In khammarnia's study, the most important reasons for not taking iron supplements have been identi ed, in order of priority, by students as follows: gastrointestinal problems, the in uence of friends and family, unwillingness to take and lack proper environmental conditions and facilities for taking supplements [18]. In the Sajna's research, the most important reasons for not taking iron supplements were reported as the reluctance to take iron pills, fear of problems raised by taking iron pills, stomach pain, parental unwillingness, taking another supplement, and vomiting [15].…”

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“…The results of a study in Iran showed that about 38% of female students did not take iron pills distributed in school [17]. Also in another study, about 70% of female students reported that they did not completely take iron supplements distributed in schools [18].…”

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Evaluation of the Iron Aid Program Process in Iranian girls' high school: A national study

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Background: One of the most important health and social problems in adolescent girls is iron deficiency anemia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Iron Aid National Program for high school girls. Methods:This cross-sectional study was performed on cluster random sampling from northern, southern, eastern, western and central regions of Iran with a sample size of 399 high school girl students. A valid and reliable researcher-made questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed by SPSS 20 software. Results:The most important reasons for not taking iron supplements from the students' viewpoints were the bad taste of iron supplements, nausea after consumption, non-prescription of the iron supplement by a physician. Most students believed that inviting health professionals and film/video screenings had the most impact on encouraging them to intake iron supplements. About 45 % of students reported that they had no training program on iron supplementation, and only 28 % of students received educational content. Also, 71 % of students said there were not enough glasses for the consumption of supplement iron. There was a significant relationship (p <0.05) between the person distributing the supplements in the schools, the availability of adequate drinking water, the time allocated to the implementation of the program, and the person teaching the program with the number of supplements consumed by the students (p <0.05). Conclusion:Based on the results of this study, attention was paid to different aspects of the Iron Aid National Program such as providing quality supplements, providing appropriate environmental conditions, designing training programs, public information and providing appropriate human resources for successful implementation of Iron Aid National Program are essential.

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Evaluation of the Iron Aid Program Process in Iranian girls' high school: A national study

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“…Sistan and Baluchestan province, the widest province, is located in southeast of Iran with about 2.5 million people (7). According to integrated health indicators categorization, the province is the poorest region in Iran (12).…”

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“…This is the reason for emphasis on the impoverishing effect of health expenditures (7). In this regard, the Iranian government tried to reduce the OOP payment by some reforms in financing of the health system, such as universal health insurance law, in the 4 and 5 year National Development Plans; however, they were not successful (5).…”

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The Households Health Spending and Impoverishment: A Study After Iran's Health Transformation Plan

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Background: Iran's Health Transformation Plan (HTP) was implemented to decrease households' out of pocket and protect them from facing catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment from 2014. It is needed to assess the effect of HTP; therefore, the study aimed to examine the households' impoverishment due to health expenditure after HTP. Methods: A household survey was carried out in 2017 in Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeast Iran. About 2400 households were selected as the study sample using a multi-stage sampling technique. The household section of the World Health Survey questionnaire was used to collect data. Independent variables contained households' characteristics, household income, chronic illness status, the use of health services, and health spending. The dependent variable was whether the household was faced with health spending impoverishment. Mixed effects logistic regression was used to assess the effect of the independent variables on the impoverishment using SPSS software 21. Results: About 7.5% of the households had no basic insurance and 757 (31.6) heads' of the households were unemployment. The results showed that about 5.4% of the households impoverished due to health expenditure. The households in the furthest region were forced with impoverishment more than other regions (23.0%). Living in a rural area, unemployment, economic status, and inpatients and outpatient costs were the main determinates on impoverishment (P < 0.05). In addition, having supplementary insurance was a protective factor in facing impoverishment (P = 0.05). Conclusions:In general, despite the implementation of HTP, healthcare expenditures leading to impoverishment of high percent of the households and Iranian development goals have not been fulfilled in this region. Economic poverty of the people may also be an important factor in this regard. It is recommended that outpatient services are covered by health insurances.

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Evaluation of the barriers and facilitators of iron supplementation program among adolescent females

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A Survey of Iron Supplementation Consumption and its Related Factors in High School Students in Southeast Iran, 2015

Cited by 15 publications

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Evaluation of the Iron Aid Program Process in Iranian girls' high school: A national study

Evaluation of the Iron Aid Program Process in Iranian girls' high school: A national study

The Households Health Spending and Impoverishment: A Study After Iran's Health Transformation Plan

Evaluation of the barriers and facilitators of iron supplementation program among adolescent females

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