Effect of Iron Supplementation, Vitamin A and Vitamin C to the Increase of Hemoglobin and Achievement of Elementary School Students in Barru Regency, 2014
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial
Abstract: The prevalence rates of anemia in children nationwide reached 17.6% in 2011 and the prevalence of \nunderweight in the Barru Regency was 16.5%. This study aims to determine the effect of iron supplementation, \ncombinations of iron, vitamins A and C to the increase the hemoglobin levels and indices elementary school \nstudents learning achievement. This research method using a purely experimental design Randomized Double \nBlind of pre-post test design, research subjects are elementary school students with a sample of 96 students, that \nwere randomly divided into three treatment groups. Results showed no significant increase in hemoglobin levels \nin each treatment group Fe (11.44 ?? 0.43, being 12.34 ?? 0.61, p = 0.00); Fe combination of vitamin A and \nvitamin C (11.53 ?? 0.51, being 14.05 ?? 0.12, p = 0.00 and the controls (11.60 ?? 0.63 to 11.80 ?? 0.28 p = 0.08). \nOn the GPA elementary school students after the intervention there was a significant emphasis on the level of \nignorance among others Fe treatment groups (2.91 ?? 0.69, being 2.09 ?? 0.53, p = 0.004); Fe combination of \nvitamin A and vitamin C (2.44 ?? 0.87, to 1.41 ?? 0.49, p = 0.004) and the control does not change the mean ?? SD \nof 3.19 ?? 0.93, and p = 0.92.
Authors: Haeruddin Haeruddin, Syamsu Khaldun, Veni Hadju, Alimin Maidin, Armyn Nurdin
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2222513882