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Abstract
A longitudinal study was conducted in Sierra Leone to measure the impact of a single dose anthelminthic (400 mg albendazole) and daily iron-folate supplements (36 g iron and 5 mg folate) on haemoglobin (HG) concentration during pregnancy. After controlling for baseline Hb concentration and season, anthelmintic treatment reduced the decline in haemoglobin concentration between the first and third trimesters by 6.6 g/L (p=0.0034) relative to the control. The corresponding value for iron-folate supplements was 13.7 g/L(p<0.0001) [corrected]. These findings indicate that anthelminthic treatment should be included in strategies to control maternal anaemia in Sierra Leone.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Anemia--prevention and control; Biology; Developing Countries; Diseases; English Speaking Africa; Health; Hemic System; Hemoglobin Level; Longitudinal Studies; Parasite Control; Physiology; Pregnancy; Public Health; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sierra Leone; Studies; Treatment; Western Africa
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Year: 2000 PMID： 11009150 DOI： 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02738-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN： 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321