Yuying Wang1, Chunming Chen, Mei Jia, Jianping Fang. 1. National Center for Public Health Surveillance and Information Services, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of complementary food supplements with protein and multi-micronutrients on hemoglobin and anemia in infant and young children. METHODS: In 5 poor county of Gansu province, children aged 4-12 months were enrolled and divided into two groups, protein and micronutrient were supplemented in Formula I group, all children were observed until they were 24 months old. Every 6 months, a massive dose of Vitamin A was supplemented to all children, hemoglobin tests were done at the same time. RESULTS: At baseline survey, there are no differences in hemoglobin and prevalence of anemia between two groups. During the follow-up of 12 months supplementation, Hemoglobin increase of the Formula I group is significantly higher than Formula II group(P < 0.0005), prevalence of anemia reduce obviously and there is statistically different between the two groups. Hemoglobin increase of the two groups are significantly different until all children are 24 months old(P = 0.006). CONCLUSION: Supplemented micronutrient and large-dose Vitamin A can increase hemoglobin and decrease prevalence of anemia in infant and young children.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of complementary food supplements with protein and multi-micronutrients on hemoglobin and anemia in infant and young children. METHODS: In 5 poor county of Gansu province, children aged 4-12 months were enrolled and divided into two groups, protein and micronutrient were supplemented in Formula I group, all children were observed until they were 24 months old. Every 6 months, a massive dose of Vitamin A was supplemented to all children, hemoglobin tests were done at the same time. RESULTS: At baseline survey, there are no differences in hemoglobin and prevalence of anemia between two groups. During the follow-up of 12 months supplementation, Hemoglobin increase of the Formula I group is significantly higher than Formula II group(P < 0.0005), prevalence of anemia reduce obviously and there is statistically different between the two groups. Hemoglobin increase of the two groups are significantly different until all children are 24 months old(P = 0.006). CONCLUSION: Supplemented micronutrient and large-dose Vitamin A can increase hemoglobin and decrease prevalence of anemia in infant and young children.
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