Dietary Factors Moderate the Relation between Groundwater Iron and Anemia in Women and Children in Rural Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anemia affects ∼1.6 billion people worldwide, often owing to iron deficiency. In Bangladesh, high levels of anemia have been observed alongside little iron deficiency. Elevated concentrations of groundwater iron could constitute a significant source of dietary iron.

Objective

We aimed to quantify the effect of groundwater iron on anemia in nonpregnant women and young children in Bangladesh, taking into account dietary factors that may affect iron absorption.

Methods

We analyzed data on 1871 nonpregnant women and 987 children (6-37 mo) from the 2015 baseline survey of the Food and Agricultural Approaches to Reducing Malnutrition cluster-randomized trial in Sylhet, Bangladesh. We used logistic regression with robust standard errors to assess effects of self-r

SUBMITTER: Wendt AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6785699 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature