Study of Zinc Deficiency in Pregnant Women
Zinc is one of the elements necessary for growth and health in human. Some evidences indicate that the zinc deficiency is one of real difficulties for the public health in developed and developing countries. Since the pregnant women are more at risk by the zinc deficiency, and this can cause many pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2004-09-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1899 |
| Summary: | Zinc is one of the elements necessary for growth and health in human. Some evidences indicate that the zinc deficiency is
one of real difficulties for the public health in developed and developing countries. Since the pregnant women are more at
risk by the zinc deficiency, and this can cause many problems, in this study we tried to find out the rate of zinc deficiency in
pregnant women within the region. This research project was analytical-descriptive study which was done on the 400
pregnant women whom referred to Zahedan Ghods hospital. A questionnaire was set up for each case which contained the
following items, mother age, pregnancy age, numbers of deliveries, education, and consumption of iron tablet during
pregnancy. The serum zinc level in each mother in this project was determined by atomic absorption technique. Prevalence
of zinc deficiency among the pregnant women was 49%. Statistical analysis indicated that zinc deficiency had correlation
with mother age, term of pregnancy and iron consumption. But zinc deficiency showed no correlation with numbers of
deliveries and education. |
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| ISSN: | 2251-6085 2251-6093 |