De Madhusnata, Halder Ajanta, Chakraborty Tulika, Das Urmisha, Paul Sonali, De Auley, Banerjee Jayashree, Chatterjee Tapabrata, De Soumya
Department of Genetics, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
Hematology. 2011 May;16(3):190-2. doi: 10.1179/102453311X12953015767455.
Screening of women of child bearing age among the tribal and rural population of different north eastern and eastern states of India was performed. More than 50% of women in some areas were found to have anemia. As part of the study nutritional supplementation was given to a proportion of the anemic population, comparing the effects of Spirulina, a compound containing vitamins and micronutrients and an iron-folic acid-B12 supplement. Follow-up of the cases was done over a period of one year and the impact of supplementation and a comparison of the two compounds made.
对印度东北部和东部不同邦的部落及农村育龄妇女进行了筛查。结果发现,某些地区超过50%的妇女患有贫血。作为研究的一部分,对一部分贫血人群给予营养补充,比较了含有维生素和微量营养素的螺旋藻与铁-叶酸-维生素B12补充剂的效果。对这些病例进行了为期一年的随访,并对补充剂的效果以及两种化合物进行了比较。