Prenatal iron supplementation in rural Vietnam

Aikawa, Ritsuko; Jimba, Masamine; Nguen, Khan C; Binns, Colin

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“…An ID prevalence of 20-30% among nonpregnant women has been reported in some regions in Northern Vietnam [12,14]. Many efforts have been made to reduce the prevalence of anemia through iron supplementation programs [13,15,16,17,18,19]. However, the programs have not covered the whole country because of limited resources, and this has led to the existing burden of anemia in many regions.…”

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Burden of Anemia in Relation to Thalassemia and Iron Deficiency among Vietnamese Pregnant Women

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Background and Aims: Information about the extent to which anemia is related to thalassemia and iron deficiency (ID) is not available in Vietnam. This study investigated the burden of anemia in relation to thalassemia and ID among Vietnamese pregnant women. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Thua Thien Hue, Central Vietnam. Blood samples taken from 399 pregnant women with a gestational age <12 weeks were analyzed. Anemia was defined as Hb levels <11 g/dl, and ID as ferritin values <15 ng/ml. Results: Out of 399 participants, 77 (19.3%) were anemic. While the prevalence of ID was 20.1%, the prevalence of ID anemia was 6.0%. The overall prevalence of thalassemia was 7.3%. Of the 77 anemic women, 24 (31.2%) had ID, and 20 (26.0%) had thalassemia genes. The rest (42.9%) were anemic due to unknown causes. Conclusions: The results indicate that ID remains a significant health burden among the study population, together with anemia caused by unknown factors. Thalassemias appear not to contribute to a great extent to anemia among Vietnamese pregnant women. Other causes need to be investigated further in order to develop an effective control program for anemia within the population.

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Burden of Anemia in Relation to Thalassemia and Iron Deficiency among Vietnamese Pregnant Women

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“…Hookworm infection has long been recognized among the major causes of anaemia in poor communities, but understanding of the benefits of the management of hookworm infection in pregnancy has lagged behind the other major causes of maternal anaemia. 5 Among the sampled population only 24% was found to have their haemoglobin level in anaemic range. Since most were in third trimester this could have increased this value as it is expected to have lower level of haemoglobin in 3 rd trimester.…”

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Intestinal Worm Infestation and Anaemia in Pregnant Women

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Introduction: Severe Anaemia during pregnancy is an important contributor to maternal mortality, as well as to the low birth weight which is in turn an important risk factor for infant mortality. We aim to determine the prevalence of anaemia in the region amongst pregnant women and identify their problems and to easily provide them with the clinical services. Methods: A community based cross sectional study done in PHCRC Chapagaun, Lalitpur from July 17, 2011 to Sep.17, 2011. Date from pregnant women presenting at PHCRC, , were filled and analysed using standard guidelines from WHO and Indian council of Medical research..Results: Out of 192 pregnant women, the average age of pregnancy was 21-25 years (46.55), mean haemoglobin (Hb) in pregnancy was 11g/dl. Majority pregnant women are Newar (35.4%) ethnicity, 67.7% of them housewives and 31.5% have primary level education. Only 24% was found to have their haemoglobin level in anaemic range. Among the pregnant women (n) =192; 48 (25%) had worm infestation, 119 (62%) had negative stool report and 25 (13%) had other than worms were found. Only about one third of the sample has actually taken albendazole.Conclusions: Aanaemia is prevalent in pregnant women of PHCRC, chapagaun and there was a significant correlation between anaemia and worm infestation. However, the relation among the haemoglobin level, iron, folic acid and albendazole was not significant. Keywords: anaemia; infestation; pregnant women; worm. | PubMed

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“…Las 13 investigaciones analizadas en esta revisión que tuvieron como propósito evaluar una intervención nutricional con un componente educativo con el fin de prevenir la anemia ferropénica provienen de Asia y América Latina, en la Tabla 4 se presenta un resumen de las mismas. En todas se indicó la administración de suplementos de hierro, algunos trabajos incluyeron otros nutrientes, siendo las combinaciones más frecuentes hierro y ácido fólico (17,20,48), hierro, ácido fólico y vitamina C (21, 45, 46) y la administración de hierro, vitamina B12 y Zinc (14).…”

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“…Aikawa R. y cols. 2008 (20) Vietnam La suplementación con hierro incrementó significativamente la concentración de Hb entre las participantes beneficiarios del programa en el segundo y tercer trimestre (p= 0,017 y p< 0,001 respectivamente). El riesgo de anemia se disminuyó significativamente al tomar el suplemento (p= 0,041).…”

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El Impacto De La Educación Alimentaria Nutricional en El Embarazo: Una Revisión De Las Experiencias De Intervención.

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INTRODUCCIÓNEl embarazo es uno de los momentos de mayor vulnerabilidad nutricional en la vida de la mujer ya que las necesidades de energía y nutrientes se encuentran aumentadas en virtud del crecimiento fetal y de la síntesis de tejidos maternos como el aumento del tamaño uterino, la hipertrofia de las glándulas mamarias y la acumulación de las reservas grasas. El estado nutricional de la madre previo a la gestación y los hábitos alimentarios implementados durante el embarazo, son condicionantes de importancia en este periodo del ciclo vital (1-3).Mantener una alimentación saludable es un objetivo primordial del cuidado prenatal, momento en el cual la edu- cación alimentaria nutricional (EAN) resulta una herramienta imprescindible que permite reforzar los comportamientos alimentarios beneficiosos y modificar aquellos que impactan negativamente sobre la salud. Alcanzar dichas modificaciones requiere que la mujer tenga un papel activo, sea consciente de los riesgos de llevar a cabo una alimentación inadecuada y testigo de sus propios avances y logros (4).La ganancia de peso y la deficiencia de algunos micronutrientes críticos constituyen las principales problemáticas a ser abordadas en el control prenatal mediante la EAN. Por la relación que existe entre el peso materno y el desarrollo y crecimiento fetal, es importante controlar que la ganancia de peso gestacional se encuentre dentro de un rango saludable (5,

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Prenatal iron supplementation in rural Vietnam

Cited by 7 publications

References 21 publications

Burden of Anemia in Relation to Thalassemia and Iron Deficiency among Vietnamese Pregnant Women

Burden of Anemia in Relation to Thalassemia and Iron Deficiency among Vietnamese Pregnant Women

Intestinal Worm Infestation and Anaemia in Pregnant Women

El Impacto De La Educación Alimentaria Nutricional en El Embarazo: Una Revisión De Las Experiencias De Intervención.

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