Cargando…
Is untargeted iron supplementation harmful when iron deficiency is not the major cause of anaemia? Study protocol for a double-blind, randomised controlled trial among non-pregnant Cambodian women
INTRODUCTION: The WHO recommends daily oral iron supplementation for 12 weeks in women and adolescents where anaemia prevalence is greater than 40%. However, if iron deficiency is not a major cause of anaemia, then, at best, untargeted iron supplementation is a waste of resources; at worst, it could...
Autores principales: | Fischer, Jordie AJ, Pei, Lulu X, Goldfarb, David M, Albert, Arianne, Elango, Rajavel, Kroeun, Hou, Karakochuk, Crystal D |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
BMJ Publishing Group
2020
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7430471/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32801202 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037232 |
Ejemplares similares
-
The Effect of Oral Iron Supplementation on Gut Microbial Composition: a Secondary Analysis of a Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial among Cambodian Women of Reproductive Age
por: Finlayson-Trick, Emma, et al.
Publicado: (2023) -
Iron deficiency anaemia: pathophysiology, assessment, practical management
por: Kumar, Aditi, et al.
Publicado: (2022) -
Can Automated Hematology Analyzers Predict the Presence of a Genetic Hemoglobinopathy? An Analysis of Hematological Biomarkers in Cambodian Women
por: Pei, Lulu X., et al.
Publicado: (2021) -
Iron-Containing Oral Contraceptives and Their Effect on Hemoglobin and Biomarkers of Iron Status: A Narrative Review
por: Fischer, Jordie A. J., et al.
Publicado: (2021) -
The Effect of Daily Iron Supplementation with 60 mg Ferrous Sulfate for 12 Weeks on Non-Transferrin Bound Iron Concentrations in Women with a High Prevalence of Hemoglobinopathies
por: Steele, Shannon L., et al.
Publicado: (2019)