Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Augustin Kouaho Amonkan

Publications

• Research Article
  High Variability of Iron Status in Adolescent during Pregnancy in Côte d’Ivoire
  Author(s): Mathieu Nahounou Bleyere, Augustin Kouaho Amonkan, Mama Kone, Duni Sawadogo and Paul Angoué YapoMathieu Nahounou Bleyere, Augustin Kouaho Amonkan, Mama Kone, Duni Sawadogo and Paul Angoué Yapo
  
  Background: Iron metabolism in adolescents during pregnancy is degraded in the world. And yet, very few studies in Côte d’Ivoire are devoted to this public health concern. Methods: This study aims to evaluate and characterize possible changes in iron metabolism in adolescents during pregnancy. Our study involved 112 adolescents aged 15 to 19 in consultation in urban community health centers of Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire). In each adolescent, a blood sample was taken at bend of the elbow in morning on an empty stomach. These blood samples were collected in tubes with anticoagulant (EDTA) and dry tubes. The haematological and biochemical parameters were determined to assess iron status of adolescent in the three trimesters of pregnancy. Results: Findings of study showed that iron stores and all evaluation parameters of iron metabolism were altered in adolescents duri.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000138

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