HIỆU QUẢ BỔ SUNG PHỐI HỢP SẮT VÀ KẼM ĐẾN TÌNH TRẠNG THIẾU MÁU, THIẾU SẮT, THIẾU KẼM TRÊN TRẺ 1-3 TUỔI SUY DINH DƯỠNG THẤP CÒI

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of iron and zinc supplementation on anemia, iron
and zinc deficiencies in stunted children 1-3 years old. Methods: A randomized control trial.
Subjects: stunted children aged 1-3 years old in the intervention group using a food product
with iron and zinc supplementation and the control group without iron and zinc supplementation.
Results: After 6 months of intervention in the control and intervention groups, Hb
(g/L) increased by 3.2 ± 12.7 and 2.5 ± 14.9, ferritin (μg/L) increased by 16.1 ± 31.3 and 24.6
± 37.9 and serum zinc (μmol/L) increased 0.32 ± 2.52 and 1.31 ± 3.30, respectively. Changes
in the rates of anemia, iron deficiency, zinc deficiency after 6 months of intervention in the
control group and the intervention group respectively were as follows: anemia increased by
3% and decreased by 6.2%; iron deficiency decreased by 12.1% and 19.6%; zinc deficiency
decreased by 1% and 21.7%. Conclusions: Supplementation of Suppy product supplemented
with iron-zinc for 6 months on stunted children 1-3 years old effectively increased ferritin
and serum zinc concentration and reduced the rates of anemia, iron deficiency and zinc deficiency
in compare with children in the control group without iron and zinc supplementation.