| dc.description.abstract | Background. Iron supplementation in iron deficiency anemia (IDA)
children could decrease the incidence of stunting in children. ·
Objective. To study the effect of iron therapy on growth velocity of iron
deficiency anemia children.
Methods. A randomized clinical trial study was conducted at Labuhan
Batu on November 2006-Mei 2007. Iron deficiency anemia was
diagnosed if there were anemia sign, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
Concentration (MCHC)<31%, Red cell Distribution Width (ROW)
index>220 and Mentzer index>13. Elementary school children (6-12
years old) with IDA were randomly assigned to a daily therapy of 6 mg
iron/kg/day or placebo groups for three months. The body height was
evaluated before intervention and six months after intervention.
Results. There were 125 children among 300 children recruited suffered
IDA. After one month of iron therapy, the mean of hemoglobin
concentration 12,4 g/dl in iron group and 11, 7 g/dl in placebo. There
was significant increase of height in iron (129,9±7,58cm vs
132,2±7,23cm) and placebo (130,8±8,78cm vs 128,7±8,79cm) groups,
but no significant difference on mean of growth velocity between placebo
and iron groups (2, 1±0,01cm vs 2,0±0,9cm).
Conclusion. There was significant increased of height, but no significant
difference between groups on growth velocity | en_US |
