Preliminary findings on iron supplementation and learning achievement of rural Indonesian children.

Abstract

The effects of oral iron supplementation on blood iron levels and learning achievement in 130 rural Indonesian school children were assessed in this double-blind study. The children were classified into anemic and nonanemic groups according to their initial hemoglobin and transferrin saturation levels and were randomly assigned to either iron or placebo treatment for 3 mo. Hematological, anthropometric, and learning-achievement data were collected before (T1) and after (T2) the treatment period and 3 mo later. The means and standard deviations suggest that supplementation with 10 mg ferrous sulfate per kilogram body weight per day for 3 mo resulted in an apparent improvement in anemic subjects' hematological status and learning-achievement scores. No tests of statistical comparisons are reported.

• Authors: A G Soemantri
• Journal: The American journal of clinical nutrition (Am J Clin Nutr) Vol. 50 Issue 3 Suppl Pg. 698-701; discussion 701-2 (09 1989) ISSN: 0002-9165 [Print] United States
• PMID: 2773847 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Ferrous Compounds
• Hemoglobins
• Transferrin
• ferrous sulfate
• Iron

Topics

• Anemia, Hypochromic (blood, prevention & control)
• Body Height
• Body Weight
• Child
• Ferrous Compounds (therapeutic use)
• Hematocrit
• Hemoglobins (analysis)
• Humans
• Indonesia
• Iron (blood)
• Iron Deficiencies
• Learning
• Rural Population
• Transferrin (analysis)