A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF IMPROVEMENT IN HAEMOGLOBIN % IN IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA TREATED WITH IRON SUPPLEMENTS ALONE AND IRON WITH B12 SUPPLEMENTATION

Autor: S. Subbarayudu, S. Suhasini, Srinivasarao Chandala
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare, Vol 2, Iss 44, Pp 7910-7914 (2015)
ISSN: 2349-2570
2349-2562
DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2015/1064
Popis: C o - existence of vitamin B 12 deficiencies along with iron has been observed among young females aged between 15 to 25 years .but limited evidence is available from india.so comparative study was done in young females with iron deficiency anaema in the improvement of haemoglobin % treated with iro n supplementation alone and iron along with B12 supplementation in Kadapa , A ndhra Pradesh. A total of 50 young females with moderate anaemia 1 (Hb % in between 8 - 10gm %) were taken. T hey were divided into two groups .group - 1 consists of 25 patients treated with oral iron, group - 2 consists of 25 patients treated with oral iron and oral B12. R esults - significantly found that Hb% improvement was more in females treated with iron and B 12 compared with group treated with iron alone. Conclusion : This study shows that in addition to iron supplementation B12 supplementation was benefi cial in the improvement of Hb%
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