TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of weekly iron supplementation on pregnant Indonesian women are similar to those of daily supplementation
AU - Ridwan, Endi
AU - Schultink, Werner
AU - Harnopidjati, Drupadi
AU - Gross, Rainer
PY - 1996/6
Y1 - 1996/6
N2 - The effect of daily rather than weeky iron supplementation was compared in women who were 8-24 wk pregnant. One group (n = 68) received 60 mg Fe/d, the second group (n = 71) received 120 mg Fe/wk, given at once. Supplementation lasted 11.3 wk on average, depending on gestational date at entry, and was not supervised. Hemoglobin increased in both groups (P < 0.001); serum ferritin did not change significantly. There was no significant difference between groups for changes in hemoglobin and serum ferritin. In a subgroup of women with a hemoglobin concentration < 110 g/L at baseline (n = 45 daily; n = 54 weekly) no significant within-group changes occurred in serum ferritin, but the change in the daily group was 4.1 μg/L higher than in the weekly group (P = 0.049). Compliance, as indicated by two positive stool tests, was ≃54.3% in the daily group and 62.2% in the weekly group. We conclude that for the complete sample of subjects, the treatment effect of daily compared with weekly supplementation was similar under conditions resembling a normal antenatal care program.
AB - The effect of daily rather than weeky iron supplementation was compared in women who were 8-24 wk pregnant. One group (n = 68) received 60 mg Fe/d, the second group (n = 71) received 120 mg Fe/wk, given at once. Supplementation lasted 11.3 wk on average, depending on gestational date at entry, and was not supervised. Hemoglobin increased in both groups (P < 0.001); serum ferritin did not change significantly. There was no significant difference between groups for changes in hemoglobin and serum ferritin. In a subgroup of women with a hemoglobin concentration < 110 g/L at baseline (n = 45 daily; n = 54 weekly) no significant within-group changes occurred in serum ferritin, but the change in the daily group was 4.1 μg/L higher than in the weekly group (P = 0.049). Compliance, as indicated by two positive stool tests, was ≃54.3% in the daily group and 62.2% in the weekly group. We conclude that for the complete sample of subjects, the treatment effect of daily compared with weekly supplementation was similar under conditions resembling a normal antenatal care program.
KW - Anemia
KW - iron
KW - pregnancy
KW - weekly supplementation
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U2 - 10.1093/ajcn/63.6.884
DO - 10.1093/ajcn/63.6.884
M3 - Article
C2 - 8644682
AN - SCOPUS:0030058270
VL - 63
SP - 884
EP - 890
JO - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
JF - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
SN - 0002-9165
IS - 6
ER -