International approach to nutritional anemias.

Chopra, Joginder; Kevany, John

doi:10.2105/ajph.61.2.250

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“…Therefore, such a higher anemia burden during pregnancy is a major public health issue since it puts the affected women at higher risk of numerous complications to fetus and women herself during and after pregnancy [ 17 – 19 ]. Its negative health consequence continues through the period of infancy with long-lasting poor infant outcomes unless the disorder is corrected early [ 20 , 21 ].…”

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Prevalence and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in East Africa; A multi-level analysis of recent Demographic and Health Surveys

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Introduction Anemia during pregnancy is a public health problem that leads to different life-threatening complications and poor pregnancy outcomes. So far, the evidence is scarce on pooled prevalence and determinants of anemia during pregnancy in East Africa for integrated intervention. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in eastern Africa using recent Demographic and Health Surveys. Method Secondary data analysis was conducted using data from recent Demographic and Health Survey datasets from 10 East African countries. A total of 8583 (weighted sample) pregnant women were included in the analysis. The multi-level mixed-effects generalized linear model (Poisson regression with robust error variance) was fitted to identify determinants of anemia. Finally, the adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR) with 95% CI and random effects for the multilevel generalized linear mixed-effects model was reported. Results In this study, the overall prevalence of anemia among pregnant women was 41.82% (95% CI: 40.78, 42.87) with a large difference between specific countries which ranged from 23.36% in Rwanda to 57.10% in Tanzania. In the multi-level analysis, teenage pregnant women (aPR = 1.22;95%CI:1.02, 1.40), unmarried women (aPR = 1.14; 95% CI;1.02,1.28), pregnant women who had unimproved toilet facility (aPR = 1.17;95%CI:1.06,1.27), and those women from countries with high illiteracy level (aPR = 1.12;95%CI; 1.07,1.18) had a higher prevalence of anemia during pregnancy. Conclusion Anemia is still a public health problem in East Africa. Therefore, enabling the households to have improved toilet facilities by strengthening the existing health extension program, reducing teenage pregnancy, and improving the community literacy level is vital to reduce the prevalence of anemia during pregnancy in East Africa.

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Prevalence and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in East Africa; A multi-level analysis of recent Demographic and Health Surveys

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“…In spite of the low jntake of protein, particularly animal protein, the Beha people are not anemic. According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Hb level of residents at high altitude rises by 0.2 g/100ml every 1,000 feet (330m) (Chopra and Kevany, 1971). Hence, based on this ratio, the relatively high Hb level as seen in Beha people can be considered normal because they live at an altitude of about 1,500m above sea level.…”

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Nutritional status of some Papua New Guinea highlanders as assessed by physical measurements and blood analysis

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Okuda

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Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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Nutritional assessment (measurements of height, body weight, skinfold thickness, blood pressure and blood analysis) was performed on 740 residents over 5 years of age in a mountainous village in Papua New Guinea. The subjects live on sweet potato as their staple food and have little salt in their diet. In spite of their low protein intake, they did not suffer from malnutrition. Their total serum protein was high, but the serum albumin level was low. The serum total cholesterol was very low, ranging from 98 to 126 mg/100ml and remained unchanged regardless of age and sex. The same tendency was found with serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol, which ranged from 26 to 33 mg/ 100ml. Blood pressure did not vary with sex or age.

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“…Therefore, the occurrence of anemia during pregnancy emerges as a health concern within broader society, exposing affected women to increased susceptibility to various complications for both the fetus and the woman, both during and after the pregnancy period. (Chopra et al, 1971;Baker et al, 2000;Stoltzfus et al, 2003). Negative health effects persist throughout childhood with poor long-term outcomes unless the disorder is corrected early (Allen 1997;Lozoff et al 1991).…”

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Formulation High Energy and Rich Iron of Granola Snackbar as a Nutritional Supplementary Feeding to Prevent Malnutrition in Pregnant Women

Hayudanti,

Kurnia Ethasari,

Mundiastuti

2024

IJALSR

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Background: Providing supplementary feeding from local food is one strategy to address the nutritional problems of pregnant women in Indonesia. Improper eating habits of pregnant women are one of the causes of nutritional disorders, one of which is anemia and chronic lack of energy. The aim of this research was to develop and evaluate high-energy and rich-iron granola snackbars as a nutritional supplementary feeding to prevent malnutrition in pregnant women. Granola snackbars (formulas P1, P2, P3, and P4) were prepared using the same ratios of seaweed, moringa leaves, beetroot oats, nuts (peanuts, walnuts, and almonds), cornstarch, peanut butter, fish oil, salt, sugar, and water, in addition to chicken liver formulation and snakehead fish (P1: 0 gr, 75 gr), (P2: 10 gr, 65 gr), (P3: 20 gr, 55 gr), and (P4: 30 gr, 45 gr). Methods: The method employed a fully randomized design in a pure experimental setting. Proximate testing involved determining the snackbars' color, texture, taste, and aroma, as well as their energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, and Fe contents. Organoleptic testing covered these aspects as well. Results: Formula P2 had the highest energy (521.01 kcal), and Formula P4 had the highest Fe value at 4.34%. The organoleptic test showed that the most preferred formulation was the formulation with a proportion of Formula P2. Conclusion: This study recommends using Formula P2 as a source of energy to prevent malnutrition in pregnant women and Formula P4, which has a high iron content, to improve the hemoglobin level in pregnant women.

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International approach to nutritional anemias.

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Prevalence and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in East Africa; A multi-level analysis of recent Demographic and Health Surveys

Prevalence and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in East Africa; A multi-level analysis of recent Demographic and Health Surveys

Nutritional status of some Papua New Guinea highlanders as assessed by physical measurements and blood analysis

Formulation High Energy and Rich Iron of Granola Snackbar as a Nutritional Supplementary Feeding to Prevent Malnutrition in Pregnant Women

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