Determinants of anemia and iron status among pregnant women participating in the Mama SASHA Cohort Study of Vitamin A in Western Kenya: preliminary findings.

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierFrederick Grant: 0000-0003-4212-5816
cg.creator.identifierJan Low: 0000-0001-8170-6045
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.fasebj.org/content/28/1_Supplement/624.8.shorten
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0892-6638en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalFASEB Journalen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume28en
dc.contributor.authorKowalski, A.en
dc.contributor.authorGrant, F.en
dc.contributor.authorOkuku, H.en
dc.contributor.authorWanjala, R.en
dc.contributor.authorLow, Jan W.en
dc.contributor.authorCole, D.en
dc.contributor.authorLevin, C.en
dc.contributor.authorGirard, Amy W.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-02T11:47:59Zen
dc.date.available2015-04-02T11:47:59Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/64895
dc.titleDeterminants of anemia and iron status among pregnant women participating in the Mama SASHA Cohort Study of Vitamin A in Western Kenya: preliminary findings.en
dcterms.abstractMaternal anemia is associated with poor birth outcomes. We estimated anemia and iron status and assessed its determinants using data from 505 pregnant women attending their first antenatal care visit in Western Kenya. Iron status was assessed using ferritin and transferrin receptor and corrected for inflammation as measured by C-reactive protein (CRP) (>5 mg/L) and α-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) (>1 g/L). Anemia was assessed with Hemocue. Mean (±SD) hemoglobin was 12.09 (±1.5) g/dl and the prevalence of anemia was 22%. Median plasma ferritin was 25.72 (IQR 18.70) µg/l and the prevalence of iron deficiency was 23%. Prevalence of any inflammation (CRP and/or AGP) was 24%. Primigravida was associated with both anemia (OR (CI): 1.92 (1.24, 2.97) and iron deficiency (OR (CI): 1.70 (1.10, 2.63). Acute malnutrition (MUAC <23 cm) was associated with both anemia (OR (CI): 2.06 (1.13, 3.77) and iron deficiency (OR (CI): 2.03 (1.11, 3.71). Vitamin A deficiency was associated with anemia (OR (CI): 1.68 (1.05, 2.71), but not iron deficiency. Other potentially modifiable factors, including food insecurity, dietary diversity, maternal education level, household consumption of iron rich foods, and gestational age were not associated with anemia or iron deficiency. The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency is moderate and additional research is needed to understand the etiology of anemia and iron deficiency in this population.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKowalski, A.; Grant, F.; Okuku, H.; Wanjala, R.; Low, J.; Cole, D.; Levin, C.; Girard, A.W. 2014. Determinants of anemia and iron status among pregnant women participating in the Mama SASHA Cohort Study of Vitamin A in Western Kenya: preliminary findings. Abstract. The FASEB Journal. (USA). ISSN 0892-6638. 28(1):624.8.en
dcterms.issued2014
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectsweet potatoesen
dcterms.subjectpregnant womenen
dcterms.subjectretinolen
dcterms.subjectvitaminsen
dcterms.subjectanaemiaen
dcterms.subjectironen
dcterms.subjectnutrient deficienciesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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