Efficacy of zinc and iron supplementation on growth and control of anemia among infants.
- Author:
Trung Quang Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Anemia
- MeSH:
Anemia;
infant;
zinc;
iron
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2002;12(1):17-23
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A randomized, double blind study on 968 infants aged 5-7 months in Que Vo district, Bac Ninh province was carried out for 6 months. The infants were randomly received one of four following syrups: zinc sulfate, iron sulfate, combined zinc and iron sulfate or placebo. By the end of the study, weight, WAZ and WHZ values and their changes over the study period were significantly different between zinc supplemented group and the remaining ones, the change of height was significantly different between zinc supplemented group and iron supplemented and placebo ones only, hemoglobin and serum zinc value was increased in all groups. Hemoglobin value and its changes were significantly increased in iron and iron+zinc supplemented groups in comparison with the remaining groups.
