Preliminary research on status of some micro elements in pregnant women
- Author:
Lien Kim Do
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pregnant women
- MeSH:
Pregnant Women;
Iron, Dietary
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
1999;10(2):57-61
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
This research was implemented in 135 pregnant women aged from 20-28 in 2 communes in Bac Ninh province. The results: anaemia is very frequent (40.7% of subjects has Hb<11 mg/dl; besides Zinc deficiency is also a severe problem of public health (low plasma Zn<65 mg/dl is 69.7%). There is a proportional correlation between Hb and Zn concentrations. The iron, zinc dietary intake is attained 50-70% compared with RDAs.
