The impact of weekly iron supplementation on the iron status and growth of adolescent girls in Tanzania.
Trop Med Int Health
; 5(11): 794-9, 2000 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-11123827
We evaluated the effect of weekly doses of 400 mg of ferrous sulphate for 4 months on the iron status of adolescent girls in a controlled trial in Tanga, Tanzania. Supplementation led to a significantly greater increase in serum ferritin compared with the control group (+ 15.6 microg/l vs. 8.6 microg/l) (P = 0.002) but there was no significant difference in change in haemoglobin. Children given iron showed a significantly greater weight gain than controls (+ 2.4 kg vs. + 1.4 kg) (P = 0.03). Weekly iron supplementation may be an effective means of increasing iron stores and growth in children vulnerable to iron deficiency.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Compuestos Ferrosos
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Anemia Ferropénica
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Suplementos Dietéticos
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Ferritinas
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Crecimiento
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trop Med Int Health
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido