Impact of a food-based approach to improve iron nutrition of at-risk infants in northern Canada

Verrall, Tanya; Gray‐Donald, Katherine

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.10.002

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“…Existing the following study by men more than women might be the reason of the high prevalence of thalassemia in this study. Only in 82% of IDA patients MCV was lower than 80 and in all thalassemic patients MCV/ RBC index was lower than 13; these findings was in agree with that was in previous study (8,9,10). In 87.3% of IDA patients transferrine saturation percent was lower than 16.…”

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confidence: 91%

Hypochromic Microcytic Anemia in Northwestern of Tabriz, Iran

2008

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Aim: Hypochromic microcytic anemia included iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) and thalassemia is a worldwide problem with easy treatment and important unwanted symptoms that widely prevalent in Iran.Methods: Present study was undertaken to find prevalence of hypochromic microcytic anemia in Tabriz, Iran. Citizen of Tabriz were taken up for study after they gave a written consent. Subjects were given a questionnaire to elicit anemia related symptoms. Blood counts were done by electronic counter and serum ferritin was assayed by Elisa ,MCV(Mean Cell Volume),MCH (Mean Cell Hb), hemoglobin electrophoresis and TIBC (Total Iron Binding Capacity) were done .Results: Prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency anemia and minor thalasemia in women was 9.7%, 7%, 1%, respectively, and in men was 9.7%, 2%, 5%.Conclusion: There was not any significant association between MCV and sex. IDA was more common in women and minor thalasemia was more common in men

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confidence: 91%

Hypochromic Microcytic Anemia in Northwestern of Tabriz, Iran

2008

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“…Smoking was the target behaviour in four interventions (Campbell et al, 2014;Grigg et al, 2008;Maksimovic et al, 2015; Wilson et al, 2005), followed by alcohol consumption in two interventions (Hanson et al, 2012;Jainullabudeen et al, 2015), physical activity in one intervention (Huhman et al, 2008) and prevention of type 2 diabetes and obesity via physical activity and good nutrition in one intervention (Bachar et al, 2006). Other social issues included prevention of cervical cancer (The National Social Marketing Centre Research Team, 2011), access to locally grown nutritious foods (Majid and Grier, 2010), hand-washing with soap to reduce high rates of diarrhoeal, respiratory (lung and ear) and skin infections (McDonald et al, 2011), reduction of iron deficiency anaemia among infants (Verrall and Gray-Donald, 2005), and promotion of breastfeeding (Wright et al, 1997).…”

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Social marketing targeting Indigenous peoples: a systematic review

Kubacki

Szablewska

2017

Health Promotion International

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Social marketing is a discipline focused on the application of marketing principles to induce socially desirable behaviour change. As social marketing remains one of the main behaviour change approaches pursued by governments and international organisations, it is important to consider its use in relation to vulnerable groups that are particularly exposed to discriminatory practices, marginalisation, exclusion and destitution. The aim of this systematic review is to identify the extent to which Andreasen's (2002) six social marketing benchmark criteria were reported in social marketing interventions targeting Indigenous peoples. A total of 20 articles covering 13 social marketing interventions were identified for review. Although none of the interventions gave evidence that they addressed all six of the benchmark criteria, they appear to have been effective in challenging some of the issues faced by Indigenous peoples. However, the criteria of segmentation, exchange and competition remain underused in the identified interventions. Social marketing interventions targeting Indigenous peoples tend to rely on television and radio advertising, showing potential for more use of product, place and price to influence, facilitate and maintain socially desirable behaviour change.

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“…Infant anemia and infection prevalence was not associated with maternal anxiety about food supply. Poor diet quality is a contributing factor to infant anemia in this population (15)(16)(17); many mothers who had anxiety were bottlefeeding with iron-fortified formula, which may have prevented iron deficiency in some infants (16). Infants of mothers who had been anemic in pregnancy were more likely to be anemic themselves and to have had an infection.…”

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“…The unemployment rate in Cree under 40 years of age is about one and a half times greater then Quebec as a whole, and a lesser proportion of employed persons work in full-year, full-time jobs (14). Anemia is a health issue in Cree infants (15,16), most likely contributed to by inadequate intake of iron (17). In the largest of the Cree communities, a high proportion of infants are dependent on commercial infant food for their usual dietary intake (unpublished data, Verrall T.).…”

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Anxiety about food supply in cree women with infants in Quebec

Willows

Iserhoff

Napash

et al. 2005

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Objectives. The objectives were to document the prevalence of maternal anxiety about food supply in Cree women who had 9-month-old infants, and to understand maternal and infant characteristics associated with anxiety. Study Design. The design was descriptive and combined both cross-sectional and retrospective analyses. Methods. The study took place in nine Cree communities in northern Quebec. Data on maternal characteristics in pregnancy (age, parity, anemia, smoking status) and infant characteristics (gestational age, birth weight, weight and hemoglobin concentration at 9 months old) were obtained from medical records. At 9 months postpartum, mothers were asked about infant feeding practices, the health of their infant, and the question, "Do you ever worry you don't have enough money to buy your children food to eat?" Affirmative responses were considered evidence for anxiety about food supply. Pricing data was collected for commercial baby food, formula, milk and water in the communities and, for comparison, in the large urban city of Montreal. Results. 245 woman-infant pairs participated. One-fifth (20.8%) of mothers were anxious about food supply. The prevalences of anxiety in women who had anemia, or smoked, during pregnancy, or who bottle-fed their 9-month-old infants, were 44.4%, 27.5% and 24.0%, respectively. The corresponding prevalences of anxiety in women who did not have anemia, who did not smoke, or who breastfed without bottle-feeding at 9-months postpartum, were 19.0%, 13.6% and 6.7%. The adjusted ORs for anxiety were 3.10 (95% CI, 1.11-8.65), 2.12 (95% CI, 1.05-4.29) and 3.87 (95% CI, 1.12-13.36) for anemia, smoking and bottle-feeding, respectively. Prevalences of anemia and infection were comparable between infants of mothers who did and did not express anxiety. However, infants whose mothers had anemia during pregnancy had higher prevalences of anemia (44.0% vs. 24.6%, p = 0.04) and infection (77.8% vs. 50.2%, p = 0.03) at 9 months old. Conclusion. Women who had anxiety about food supply for their children had characteristics that distinguished them from women who did not have anxiety. Anxiety was associated with anemia and smoking during pregnancy, and with bottle-feeding at 9 months postpartum. (Int J Circumpolar Health 2005;64(1):55-64.)

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Impact of a food-based approach to improve iron nutrition of at-risk infants in northern Canada

Cited by 13 publications

References 40 publications

Hypochromic Microcytic Anemia in Northwestern of Tabriz, Iran

Hypochromic Microcytic Anemia in Northwestern of Tabriz, Iran

Social marketing targeting Indigenous peoples: a systematic review

Anxiety about food supply in cree women with infants in Quebec

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