Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation to Improve Iron Status and Prevent Pregnancy Anemia in Filipino Women of Reproductive Age: The Philippine Experience through Government and Private Partnership

Paulino, Lourdes S.; Angeles‐Agdeppa, Imelda; Etorma, Unita Mari M; Ramos, Adelisa C.; Cavalli-Sforza, Tommaso

doi:10.1301/nr.2005.dec.s109-s115

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“…The Cambodian programme was implemented in three different environments (secondary school girls, women working in garment factories and women in rural villages) and found that all three groups of reproductive-aged women showed substantial improvements in knowledge about the causes, consequences and prevention of anaemia (36) . In the Philippine programme (37)(38)(39) , knowledge and practice of buying and regularly taking supplements by reproductive-aged women were both improved. Although Hb levels showed minimal change, serum ferritin and haematocrit increased significantly.…”

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Social mobilization and social marketing to promote NaFeEDTA-fortified soya sauce in an iron-deficient population through a public–private partnership

Wang

Zhan

Sun

et al. 2009

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The present pilot project aimed to assess the effectiveness of social mobilization and social marketing in improving knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) and Fe status in an Fe-deficient population. Design: In an uncontrolled, before-after, community-based study, social mobilization and social marketing strategies were applied. The main outcomes included KAP and Hb level and were measured at baseline, 1 year later and 2 years later. Setting: One urban county and two rural counties in Shijiazhuang Municipality, Hebei Province, China. Subjects: Adult women older than 20 years of age and young children aged from 3 to 7 years were selected from three counties to attend the evaluation protocol. Results: After 1 year, most knowledge and attitudes had changed positively towards the prevention and control of anaemia. The percentage of women who had adopted NaFeEDTA-fortified soya sauce increased from 8?9 % to 36?6 % (P # 0?001). After 2 years, Hb levels had increased substantially, by 9?0 g/l (P # 0?001) in adult women and 7?7 g/l (P # 0?001) in young children. Conclusion: Social mobilization and social marketing activities had a positive impact on the KAP of adult women, and resulted in marked improvements in Hb levels in both adult women and young children. This should be recommended as a national preventive strategy to prevent and control Fe deficiency and Fedeficiency anaemia.

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Social mobilization and social marketing to promote NaFeEDTA-fortified soya sauce in an iron-deficient population through a public–private partnership

Wang

Zhan

Sun

et al. 2009

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“…[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] Nevertheless, supplementation is the most widely employed strategy to alleviate iron deficiency, both globally and locally. 3,35 Women take IFAS during pregnancy to prevent specific micronutrient deficiencies under the programs provided by the government of the Philippines. 3,35,36 In the Philippines, Patient-level care is provided at widely utilized barangay (village) health stations (BHS) that are operated by trained midwives.…”

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“…3,35 Women take IFAS during pregnancy to prevent specific micronutrient deficiencies under the programs provided by the government of the Philippines. 3,35,36 In the Philippines, Patient-level care is provided at widely utilized barangay (village) health stations (BHS) that are operated by trained midwives. The midwife in each BHS identified all the pregnant women who had received IFAS from that BHS during their pregnancy.…”

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Maternal Knowledge Associated with the Prevalence of Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Among Pregnant Women in Muntinlupa, Philippines: A Cross-Sectional Study

Yamashita¹,

Roces²,

Ladines-Llave³

et al. 2021

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The World Health Organization advocates that all pregnant women in areas where anemia is prevalent receive supplements of iron and folic acid. However, owing to a myriad of factors, the uptake of iron and folic acid supplementation (IFAS) is still low in many countries. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the prevalence of IFAS and its associated factors among pregnant women. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a hospital in Muntinlupa, Philippines, between March and August 2019 among 280 pregnant women. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select participants. Data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaires. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed to identify factors associated with the prevalence of IFAS among pregnant women. Results: Among 280 pregnant women, a majority (85.6%, n= 238) took IFAS during pregnancy. Among the respondents, 128 (45.9%) women had knowledge about signs and symptoms of anemia, 126 (45.3%) had knowledge of the benefits associated with IFAS, and 42 (15.4%) had knowledge about side effects associated with IFAS. The main sources of information about IFAS were health care providers (41.8%), followed by community health workers (CHWs) (14.6%). Maternal knowledge concerning IFAS benefits (OR = 2.50, CI = 1.04-5.97, p=0.04) was positively associated with the prevalence of IFAS. Conclusion: Maternal knowledge about the benefits of taking IFAS was significantly associated with the prevalence of IFAS among pregnant women in Muntinlupa, Philippines. There is a pressing need to improve health education on the benefits of IFAS among pregnant women to increase its prevalence. This emphasizes the necessity of increased involvement of health care providers and CHWs to increase women's knowledge of IFAS benefits and support them through pregnancy.

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“…For these reasons Honduras would benefit more from the implementation of a cost-effective preconceptional folic acid supplementation programme that would reach the poor urban and rural high-risk populations. Recently, the regional office of the WHO in South Asia (Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam) published results on community trials assessing the effectiveness of micronutrient supplementation to the population with a pill containing both Fe and folic acid (37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42) . The strategy tailored the supplementation intervention and market strategy to each country's culture and values.…”

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Effect of different dosage and administration schedules of folic acid on blood folate levels in a population of Honduran women of reproductive age

Rosenthal

Milla²,

Flores

et al. 2008

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Background: Observational studies and clinical trials have shown conclusive evidence that periconceptional folic acid supplementation prevents up to 70 % of neural tube defects (NTD). The Honduran government wanted to implement a supplementation programme of folic acid but needed to assess the relative effects of two dosages of folic acid. Objective: To determine the effect of two dosages of folic acid on blood folate levels in Honduran female factory workers aged 18 to 49 years. Design: This was a randomized, double-blind control supplementation trial conducted in Choloma, Honduras. A total of 140 eligible women were randomly assigned to two dosage groups and followed up for 12 weeks. One group received a daily dosage of 1 mg folic acid and the other a once weekly dosage of 5 mg. Serum folate and red blood cell folate levels were determined by radioassay at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks. Results: Serum folate levels increased from 6?3 (SE 0?2) to 14?9 (SE 0?6) ng/ml (P , 0?0001) in women assigned to the 1 mg/d group and from 6?9 (SE 0?3) to 10?1 (SE 0?4) ng/ml (P , 0?0001) in those assigned to the 5 mg/week group. Red blood cell folate concentrations also increased significantly in both groups, albeit more slowly. Educational level, age and BMI were not associated with the changes in serum and red blood cell folate levels during the supplementation period. However, a differential effect on serum folate levels by dosage group and time was observed. Conclusions: Although both folate supplementation regimens increased serum and red blood cell folate levels significantly among the women studied, blood folate levels that are considered to be protective of NTD were reached faster with the daily dosage of 1 mg folic acid.

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Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation to Improve Iron Status and Prevent Pregnancy Anemia in Filipino Women of Reproductive Age: The Philippine Experience through Government and Private Partnership

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Social mobilization and social marketing to promote NaFeEDTA-fortified soya sauce in an iron-deficient population through a public–private partnership

Social mobilization and social marketing to promote NaFeEDTA-fortified soya sauce in an iron-deficient population through a public–private partnership

Maternal Knowledge Associated with the Prevalence of Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Among Pregnant Women in Muntinlupa, Philippines: A Cross-Sectional Study

Effect of different dosage and administration schedules of folic acid on blood folate levels in a population of Honduran women of reproductive age

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