تلخیص
Objective: To compare Vitamin A supplementation along with iron supplementation and iron supplementation alone in treatment of
iron deficiency anemia in terms of mean Hb improvement in children less than 5 year.
Study Design: Randomized Controlled Trial
Place and Duration: Department of Pediatrics, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, Islamabad from 1st July 2016 to 31st
December 2016.
Methodology: Total of 80 diagnosed cases of iron deficiency anemia patients were enrolled with 40 in each group. Patients were
randomly assigned into group-A (iron and Vitamin A supplementation) and group-B (iron supplementation only) by using simple
random sampling. A baseline venous sample of 5ml was taken to obtain patient's Hb, MCV, MCHC, Ferritin and Iron. Follow-up blood
samples were obtained of patients in both groups for Hemoglobin level after two months.
Results: Both groups were comparable for age and gender and baseline Hemoglobin levels which were 8.9 + 0.36 in Group A and 8.8
+0.38 in Group B (iron supplementation only). There was significant improvement in hemoglobin level in group A compared with group
B, mean hemoglobin 11.9 + 0.99 in Group A and 9.6+1.03 in Group B respectfully, p-value was 0.00.
Conclusion: Addition of Vitamin A along with iron supplementations significantly improve hemoglobin levels in iron deficiency anemia
patient in pediatric age group less than 5 years.
Shahzadi Sumbal Ghazi, Muqadar Shah, Noshina Riaz , Fatima Hashmi , Jai Krishin , Asma Khan. (2020) Single Iron supplementation versus combined Vitamin A and Iron supplementation in treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in children less than 5 years visiting tertiary care hospital of Islamabad: A randomized Control Trial, Isra Medical Journal, Volume 12, Issue 2.
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