| Literature DB >> 11123827 |
N M Beasley1, A M Tomkins, A Hall, W Lorri, C M Kihamia, D A Bundy.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID： 11123827 DOI： 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2000.00641.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trop Med Int Health ISSN： 1360-2276 Impact factor: 2.622