title: Effect of a nutrition education program and diet modification in Beninese adolescent girls suffering from mild iron deficiency anemia.
abstract: A 26-week nutrition intervention, including 4 weeks of nutrition education, combined with an increase in the content and bioavailability of dietary iron for 22 weeks was carried out in 34 intervention and 34 control adolescent girls suffering from mild iron deficiency anemia (IDA). In post-intervention, hemoglobin and serum ferritin were significantly higher in the intervention group, whereas the incidence of IDA was significantly lower in the intervention group compared to the control group. Nutrition knowledge scores were significantly higher in intervention girls compared to control girls. Dietary changes to improve available dietary iron can reduce iron deficiency anemia.
authors: Département des sciences des aliments et de nutrition, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
authors: Halimatou
authors: H
authors: Alaofé
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Zee
authors: Romain
authors: R
authors: Dossa
authors: Huguette Turgeon
authors: HT
authors: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy*; D001541:Benin; D002648:Child; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D019266:Iron, Dietary / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D052756:Nutritional Sciences; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D019266:Iron, Dietary; D005293:Ferritins