Outcome of nutrition education on Iron deficiency anaemia among pregnant women

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Pregnant women; Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/07/055381
• Lead Sponsor: Rural India Supporting Trust

Brief Summary

Anaemia is a condition when there are not enough red blood cells or there is not enough haemoglobin in them. The capacity of the blood to transfer oxygen to the body’s tissues will be reduced if you have too few or malformed red blood cells, not enough haemoglobin, or both. Haemoglobin is required to carry oxygen. This leads to signs including exhaustion, weakness, light-headedness, and shortness of breath, among

others. Age, sex, elevation of habitation, smoking habits, and pregnancy status all affect the ideal haemoglobin concentration required to meet physiologic needs. The most common causes of anaemia include nutritional deficiencies, particularly iron deficiency.

When the body lacks enough iron, which is required for the production of haemoglobin, iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) develops. As our diet is the primary source of iron, inadequate dietary intake of iron, issues with iron absorption, blood loss that causes iron loss, and other medical illnesses, such as kidney failure and inflammation, etc., are the main causes of iron deficiency anaemia.

The effects of anaemia on a woman’s ability to produce and have children are severe, and this has serious consequences. Due to menstrual iron loss and the high iron requirements of a developing foetus during pregnancy, which are roughly twice as high as those in the non-pregnant state, women are more likely than men to have iron deficiency. Worldwide, it is estimated that about 20 per cent of maternal deaths are caused by anaemia; in addition, anaemia contributes partly to 50 percent of all maternal deaths. Several studies have identified anaemia as a risk factor for intrauterine foetal death, premature birth, low birth weight and other adverse neonatal outcomes.

It has been observed in earlier studies that nutrition education to anaemic patients have played significant role in improving their knowledge, attitude and practice towards anaemia and its management.

The present study proposes to evaluate the outcome of a nutrition education among pregnant women on improving the KAP on iron deficiency anaemia in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-19
• Study Start: 2023-07-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• 1. Pregnant women of first and second trimester.
• 2. Participants who are going to stay in the same village during the intervention period.
• 3. Willing to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women who are in their third trimester will be exempted from the study as they can’t participate in the whole intervention period due to their nearby delivery date.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
• A baseline report on KAP on iron deficiency anaemia by pregnant women in Nilgiris	baseline
district.	baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
• Outcome of nutrition education program on Knowledge Attitude & Practice on iron deficiency anaemia & its management by the pregnant women will be the secondary outcome which is measured using a endline questionnaire after completing the study of 8 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

PHC (Public Health Centre); 🇮🇳 Nilgiris, TAMIL NADU, India

PHC (Public Health Centre)

🇮🇳Nilgiris, TAMIL NADU, India

Sandra Das

Principal investigator

8547129650

sandra.d@tdu.edu.in