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    Anaemia among non-pregnant women in rural Bangladesh
    (Public Health Nutrition, 2000) Ekstrom, Eva-Charlotte; Hyder, SM Ziauddin; Persson, Lars-Ake; Chowdhury, A.M..R.
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    Anaemia among non-pregnant women in rural Bangladesh
    (2001-02) Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin; Persson, Lars-Ake; Chowdhury, A.M.R.; Ekstrom, Eva-Charlotte
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    Anaemia and iron deficiency during pregnancy in rural Bangladesh
    (Public Health Nutrition, 2004) Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Hyder, SM Ziauddin; Persson, Lars-Ake; Lonnerdal, Bo; Ekstrom, Eva-Charlotte
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    Anemia and iron deficiency during pregnancy in rural Bangladesh
    (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000) Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin; Persson, Lars-Ake; Chowdhury, AMR; Lonnerdal, B; Ekstrom, Eva-Charlotte
    Objective: To assess the prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh Design: Baseline data on 215 pregnant women who were invited to participate in an iron supplementation trial were used. The women were in their second trimester and selected at registration from 50 antenatal care centers. Hemoglobin (Hb) concentration of venous blood samples was measured by HemoCue® system. Serum was collected for \ . assessment of ferritin by imrnuno-radiometric assay and transferrin receptors (sTtR) by immunoassay double sandwich method. , Anemia was defined as having Hb concentration <110 giL, iron deficiency as serum ferritin <12 f.Lg/L and/or sTtR >8.5 mg/L and IDA as the combination of anemia and iron deficiency. High sTfR/serum ferritin ration was >500. Setting: The central part of Bangladesh, in a rural area of Mymensingh district between May-November, 1997. Results: Mean (SD) of Hb was 110 giL (14 giL), while median serum ferritin, sTfR and sTfRJserum ferritin was 13.7 f.Lg/L, 6.2 mg!L and 458, respectively. The prevalence of anemia was 50%, iron deficiency 54% and high sTfR/serum ferritin 48%. None of the study women had severe anemia. The ·prevalence of IDA was 33%. Of the anemic women 66% had iron deficiency and 64% high sTfR/serum ferritin. Conclusion: Both anemia and iron deficiency were highly prevalent. About two-thirds of the anemia cases were associated with iron deficiency. Sponsorship: The study was financially supported by Sida/SAREC, Sweden and BRAC, Bangladesh. Descriptors: Anemia, iron deficiency, iron deficiency anemia, serum transferrin receptor, serum ferritin, pregnant women, Bangladesh
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    Effectiveness of the daily and weekly doses of iron supplementation in pregnancy and puerperium on Haemoglobin and iron status at 6 weeks postpartum
    (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000) Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin; Persson, Lars-Ake; Chowdhury, AMR; Lonnerdal, B; Ekstrom, Eva-Charlotte
    Objective: Describe the effectiveness of continuous daily and weekly doses of iron supplementation during pregnancy and puerperium on haemoglobin and iron status at 6 weeks postpartum. Design: An iron supplementation trial conducted at antenatal care centre (ANCC) assigned randornly_·either to the daily (lx60-mg) or weekly (2x60-mg) doses of iron supplementation. Setting: Fifty community-based ANCCs in a rural area of Bangladesh. Subjects: In the trial, 209 pregnant women during second trimester were recruited. Fifty-one were lost to follow-up and the final sample size consisted of 158 women (daily n=72 and weekly n=86). Intervention: Each woman in the daily group received I tablet (60 mg Fe) per day and in the weekly group 2 tablets (120 mg Fe) per week. Intake of iron tablets was monitored by the MEMS~ during 11 weeks in ~pregnancy. Haemoglobin was assessed on venous blood by HemoCue~, serum concentrations of ferritin by radio immunoassay and serum transferrin receptors by immunoassay double sandwich method. Results: At 6 weeks postpartum, haemoglobin and iron status did not differ between the two supplementation groups. However, an overall improvement in haemoglobin and iron status was observed compared to the baseline status. Women who took 2:40 tablets in 11 weeks had higher haemoglobin (P=0 .05) and SFt (P=0.04) and lower sTfR (P=0.32) at 6 weeks postpartum. Conclusions: A lack of difference in response was observed between the daily and weekly doses of iron supplementation. Higher number of iron tablet intake during pregnancy and puerperium was associated with better haemoglobin and iron status at 6 weeks postpartum. Sponsorship: SIDA/SAREC, Sweden and BRAC, Bangladesh. Descriptors: Anaemia, iron deficiency, daily weekly supplementation. postpartum, Bangladesh
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    Impact of daily and weekly Iron supplementation to women and iron status six weeks postpartum
    (Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition, 2002) Hyder, S. M. Ziauddin; Persson, Lars-Ake; Lonnerdal, Bo; Ekstrom, Eva-Charlotte
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    Intervening against intrauterine growth restriction in Bangladesh: gene-environment interactions
    (2005) Arifeen, Shams El; Persson, Lars-Ake; Alam, Dewan; Rahman, Motiur
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    Sustainable safe water options in Bangladesh experiences from the Arsenic Project at Matlab (AsMat)
    (BRAC, 2005) Rahman, Md. Jakariya, Mizanur; Rahman, Mahfuzar; Yunus, Md.; Bhattacharya, Prosun; Jacks, Gunnar; Vahter, Marie; Persson, Lars-Ake; Chowdhury, A.M.R
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