2000
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601044
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Can iron status be improved in each of the three trimesters? A community-based study

Abstract: Objective: Intervention with iron supplementation, deworming, and information, education and communication (IEC) to improve the haematological status among each of the three trimesters of pregnant women in a rural community. Design: A community-based study was carried out using a two-group pre ± post experimental design in a rural community. Setting: Two rural blocks in Vellore district were selected for the study. KV Kuppam block with a population of 120,000 and the adjacent Gudiyatham block with a populatio… Show more

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“…In this study anemia of the third quarter was the most predominant, contrary to a study that said that this is the second quarter that withdrawals from the woman reserves are the most important and therefore the hemoglobin level is lower [20]. The increase in the prevalence of anemia in the evolution of gestational age, demonstrated in this study is also noted by other authors [11] [21] [22], it is consistent with the increase physiological needs during pregnancy.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 45%
“…In this study anemia of the third quarter was the most predominant, contrary to a study that said that this is the second quarter that withdrawals from the woman reserves are the most important and therefore the hemoglobin level is lower [20]. The increase in the prevalence of anemia in the evolution of gestational age, demonstrated in this study is also noted by other authors [11] [21] [22], it is consistent with the increase physiological needs during pregnancy.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 45%
“…However, the increase in Hb concentration in the first trimester of pregnancy with iron supplementation was not observed. The Hb concentration of pregnant women in India was increased significantly by 0.84 g/dl in the first trimester 18 months after conducting a community-based anaemia reduction programme 95% confidence interval 11.0-11.63, 9.93-11.11) (Abel et al, 2000). This is due to the iron absorption rate that is different from degree of anaemia (Sloan et al, 2002).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 74%
“…All the tests were two-sided, and a significant level of 5% was regarded as significant. To calculate the required sample size, the prevalence of anaemia (10.0 g/dl) among pregnant women was estimated to be 35% (Khoi, 2001) and the relative decrease of anaemia prevalence used in the calculation was 25% (Abel et al, 2000). On the basis of this assumption, we estimated that a sample of 739 was required (95% power, Po0.01).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Reduction in anaemia prevalence after supplementing with Fe was also seen among pregnant women in India (25) , in rural Bangladesh (26) and in adolescent pregnant women in their first pregnancy in Wisconsin, USA (27) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 82%