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Iron Deficiency Was Not The Major Cause Of Anemia In Rural Women Of Reproductive Age In Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study, Tafere Gebreegziabher Belay, Barbara J. Stoecker

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Background

Anemia, which has many etiologies, is a moderate/severe public health problem in young children and women of reproductive age in many developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate prevalence of iron deficiency, anemia, and iron deficiency anemia using multiple biomarkers and to evaluate their association with food insecurity and food consumption patterns in non-pregnant women from a rural area of southern Ethiopia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 202 rural women of reproductive age in southern

Ethiopia. Anthropometrics and socio-demographic data were collected. A venipuncture blood sample was analyzed for hemoglobin (Hb) and for biomarkers …

Comparison Of Two Sources Of Iodine Delivery On Breast Milk Iodine And Maternal And Infant Urinary Iodine Concentrations In Southern Ethiopia: A Randomized Trial, Tafere Gebreegziabher Belay, Barbara J. Stoecker

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Iodine deficiency during pregnancy and lactation could expose the infant to severe iodine deficiency disorders. A randomized supplementation trial among rural lactating women was conducted in Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia, to compare the methods of iodine delivery on breast milk iodine, and on maternal and infant urinary iodine concentrations. Women were randomly assigned either to receive 225 μg iodine as potassium iodide capsule daily for 6 months or 450 g of appropriately iodized salt (30–40 μg I as KIO3/g of salt) weekly for household consumption for 6 months. Breast milk iodine concentration (BMIC) and maternal and infant urinary iodine concentration …