Leaf concentrate as an alternative to iron and folic acid supplements for anaemic adolescent girls: a randomised controlled trial in India

Public Health Nutrition

Beena Mathur¹  Eric Bertin¹  Simon M Collin¹  Glyn J Davys¹  Swati Vyas¹ 

关键词: Leaf concentrate;    Iron;    Folic acid;    Anaemia;    Adolescent girls;    India;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980009991224

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveDespite public health campaigns based on Fe and folic acid supplements, Fe-deficiency anaemia remains highly prevalent among women in India. We investigated leaf concentrate as an alternative to Fe and folic acid supplements for treating anaemia in adolescent girls.DesignRandomised controlled two-arm trial over 3 months: one group received daily Fe and folic acid (IFA; 60 mg Fe, 500 μg folic acid); the other daily leaf concentrate (LC; 5 mg Fe, 13 μg folic acid). Hb concentration, mean cell volume, serum Fe, serum ferritin and total Fe-binding capacity were measured pre- and post-intervention.SettingJaipur, India.SubjectsOne hundred and two adolescent girls aged 14–18 years.ResultsOf the 102 girls randomized to the two arms of the trial, four (3·9 %) were severely anaemic (Hb < 7 g/dl), twenty-eight (27·5 %) were moderately anaemic (Hb ≥ 7 g/dl,

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