Iranian Journal of Public Health (Dec 1999)

PREVALENCE OF IRON-DEFICINECY ANEMIA AMONG MOTHERS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS AND SOME FACTORS AFFECTING IT

  • F. Anssary,
  • S.A.Keshavarz,
  • A. Djazayeri,
  • M. Mahmoody,
  • N. Djarollahi,
  • K. Kyghobady

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 1-4

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This survey was a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study. It was carried out in September 1994. A total of 539 child-bearing non-pregnant women (aged 16-53y) were chosen by the two-stage cluster sampling method. Data were collected through pre-tested questionnaires and the 24-hour dietary recall method. Anthropometric measurements were also made and blood specimens were collected. The results showed that 8.1% and 31.8% of the mothers were anaemic. Stepwise multiple-regression analyses showed positive significant correlations between haemoglobin (Hb) and age at marriage (P

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