Pediatrics & Therapeutics
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Agossou J

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  Effect of Iron Supplementation in the Prevention of Anemia Associated with Malaria in Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Bakperou (Benin) in 2013
  Author(s): Julien Didier Adedemy*,Agossou J,Noudamadjo A,Sanda GS,Gbetoho J,Ouendo EM,Ayivi B Julien Didier Adedemy*,Agossou J,Noudamadjo A,Sanda GS,Gbetoho J,Ouendo EM,Ayivi B
  
  Introduction: Anemia is a largely widespread public health issue, with major consequences on human health and the economic and social development. Objective: To determine the effect of iron supplementation in the prevention of anemia in children aged 6 to 59 months having malaria in the village of Bakperou (Benin) in 2013. Setting and methods: It was an interventional study carried out in two phases in a village of Parakou (Bakperou) from 15 may to 30 September, 2013. A descriptive phase including 236 children among whom 70, divided into two groups of 35 each, were selected for the experimental phase. One group had received an iron supplementation of 2mg/ kg/day during a period of two months. The second group had not received any supplementation. Results: The mean age of the i.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0665.1000222

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