Vitamin A, B12, Folate, Ferritin And Transferrin Status Of Second And Third Trimester Anaemic Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care In West Showa Zone, Ambo Ethiopia
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2015-06-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Iron, folate and vitamin B12 play important roles in the healthy development and brain
function of the fetus. The levels of these micronutrients in pregnant women are influenced
among other factors by dietary habits. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of
iron biomarkers, serum retinol, B12, C-reactive protein (CRP) and folate in second and third
trimester pregnancies attending antenatal care in the west showa, Oromia region. One
hundred four anaemic pregnant women were screened during their 2nd and 3rd prenatal visit.
A socio-demographic characteristic of study subjects were obtained and Hemoglobin (Hb),
serum retinol, serum ferritin (sf), serum transferrin (sTfR), folate, retinol and vitamin B12
levels were evaluated. Based on WHO guidelines, anaemia was defined as severe Hb<7g/L,
moderate 7-9.9g/L and mild 9.9-10.9g/L; ID as sf <12 μg/L and sTfR >8.3g/L. Serum folate
and B12 deficiencies were defined as levels <6.8 ng/ml and 150 pg/ml respectively. The mean
age and gestational week was 24.6+5 years and 23.3+5.6 weeks respectively. The mean
concentrations of Hb in serum were 10.5+1.2 g/dL, 30.3+23.6 g/L for sf, 5.4+2.8g/L for
sTfR, 1.69+2.02mol/L for retinol, 7.6+3.5ng/ml for folate, 187.4+53.7pg/ml for vitamin
B12 and 4.5+1.6 mg/L for CRP. IDA was present in 32.7%, VitB12 deficency in 26.9% and
folic acid deficiency in 27.9% of anaemic pregnant women. Vitamin B12 and serum
transferrin were associated with CRP (r=0.189; P=0.015). Iron, vitamin A, vitamin B12, and
folate deficiencies as well as infections were relatively common in the anaemic pregnant
women. Vitamin A and vitamin B12 supplementation in addition to iron must be considered
in pregnant women living in the study areas.
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Anaemia, Hemoglobin, Ferritin, Folate, Vitamin B12, Vitamin A, Pregnancy