Food Groups Associated With Anaemia in Pregnant Women

NCT ID: NCT03251664

Last Updated: 2017-08-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 592 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2016-02-20

Brief Summary

This study investigates the association between locally consumed food items with anemia among pregnant women, in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia.

Detailed Description

Prevention of anemia among women, particularly pregnant women, is a priority nutrition agenda in Ethiopia. Anemia is a significant contributor to poor pregnancy outcomes, including low birth weight and maternal mortality. Anemia is of multiple influences, which in most of the cases include dietary factors. Consumption food items rich in iron and other nutrients involved in red blood cell production promotes optimal hemoglobin level. Dark green leafy vegetables, meat, and beans are some of the food groups reported to be associated with lesser risk of anemia. Studies on the relation of indigenous food items with health outcome are limited in developing countries. For example, teff, consumed only in Ethiopia and parts of Eritrea, is traditionally believed to be protective of anemia because of its high iron content, but Khat chewing, a pervasive social practice in Ethiopia, has been associated with restrictive eating pattern and anemia. In this study, the association of locally consumed food groups with anemia was investigated among pregnant Ethiopian women.

Conditions

Anemia; Dietary Habits; Food Habits

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Anemic

Hemoglobin \<11 g/l

Food groups consumed

Intervention Type: DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Non-anemic

Hemoglobin 11 g/l (and above)

Food groups consumed

Intervention Type: DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Interventions

Food groups consumed

Intervention Type: DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women
• Age 18 years and above
• Residence in Addis Ababa city

Exclusion Criteria

• Serious medical illness

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 45 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Shimels Hussien Mohammed

Community Nutrition Researcher

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Ahmad Esmaillzadeh, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Locations

Addis Ababa Health Bureau

Addis Ababa, , Ethiopia

Countries

Ethiopia

References

Mohammed SH, Taye H, Larijani B, Esmaillzadeh A. Food taboo among pregnant Ethiopian women: magnitude, drivers, and association with anemia. Nutr J. 2019 Mar 23;18(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s12937-019-0444-4.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 30904017 (View on PubMed)

Mohammed SH, Taye H, Sissay TA, Larijani B, Esmaillzadeh A. Teff consumption and anemia in pregnant Ethiopian women: a case-control study. Eur J Nutr. 2019 Aug;58(5):2011-2018. doi: 10.1007/s00394-018-1759-1. Epub 2018 Jun 23.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 29936535 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

AAHB-217/15

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id