Efficacy and trial effectiveness of weekly and daily iron supplementation among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh: disentangling the issues
BACKGROUND: According to our current understanding, iron absorption with weekly iron supplements is not higher than that with daily supplements (ie, there is no mucosal block). However, community-based trials have repeatedly shown that a weekly regimen is as effective as a daily one. Furthermore, w...
Main Authors: | Ekstrom, Eva-Charlotte, Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin, Chowdhury, AMR, Chowdhury, Sadia A., Lonnerdal, Bo, Habicht, Jean-Pierre, Persson, Lars Ake |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Sprog: | English |
Udgivet: |
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2019
|
Fag: | |
Online adgang: | http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13322 |
Lignende værker
-
Effectiveness of the daily and weekly doses of iron supplementation in pregnancy and puerperium on Haemoglobin and iron status at 6 weeks postpartum
af: Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin, et al.
Udgivet: (2019) -
Pregnant women's knowledge on health and iron supplementation
af: Hyder, SM Ziauddin, et al.
Udgivet: (2019) -
Do side-effects reduce compliance to iron supplementation? a study of daily- and weekly-dose regimens in pregnancy
af: Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin, et al.
Udgivet: (2019) -
Daily maternal lipid-based nutrient supplementation with 20 mg iron, compared with iron and folic acid with 60 mg iron, resulted in lower iron status in late pregnancy but not at 6 months postpartum in either the mothers or their infants in Bangladesh
af: Matias, Susana L, et al.
Udgivet: (2022) -
Anemia and iron deficiency during pregnancy in rural Bangladesh
af: Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin, et al.
Udgivet: (2019)