Effectiveness of Daily vs Weekly Iron Folic Acid Tablet Supplements Among Adolescent Girls: A Meta- Analysis
Contributors
Researchers:
- 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Career College of Nursing, Bhopal, India
- 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hamidia Hospital, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, India
Description
ABSTRACT:
Background-Anemia is a condition where there is reduction of red platelets (RBCS) or hemoglobin in
the blood. This leads to a down regulation of oxygen carrying capacity of blood. On gradual progression
of the disease, the manifestations are regularly obscure and may incorporate feeling tired, shortness of
breath or a poor capacity to exercise. We carried out a meta-analysis. The aim of the present study was to
assess the effectiveness of daily verses weekly iron folic acid tablet supplements among adolescent girls.
Materials & Methods-We searched articles/ studies in online search engines such as Pubmed, Medline,
Embase, DELNET, CINAHL, Citation Index, Cohort Library, Cochrane Central, Gray literature. We
used keywords such as anemia, iron deficiency anemia, folic acid. The search yielded 69 articles. Seven
randomized control studies were included for the meta-analysis according to the inclusion criteria.
Results-Fixed effect model was used to analyze the effectiveness of daily versus weekly iron folic acid
2 tablet supplementation. The present analysis showed an I value of 99.838 signifying varied heterogeneity
among the studies. The model showed significant important (p<0.0001) in hemoglobin level after daily
iron folic acid tablet supplementation. The findings of the analysis revealed that out of seven studies, five
studies favored daily iron folic acid tablet supplementation whereas only two studies were in favor of
weekly iron folic acid tablet supplementation.
Conclusion: The present meta-analysis supports daily iron folic acid tablet supplementation as
compared to weekly iron folic acid tablet supplement among adolescent girls.
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2023-12-26
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