PMID- 24323240
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20131211
LR  - 20131210
IS  - 0964-7058 (Print)
IS  - 0964-7058 (Linking)
VI  - 1
IP  - 4
DP  - 1992 Dec
TI  - Iron fortified salt distribution through integrated child development services in 
      Orissa - an assessment.
PG  - 239-43
AB  - The present study was undertaken in two backward districts namely Phulbani and 
      Sundargarh, of Orissa State, India, to study operational aspects of the 
      distribution programme of iron fortified salt (IFS), and the extent of any 
      overlap with the ongoing National Nutritional Anaemia Control Programme (NNACP) 
      and possible toxic effects thereof. All IFS samples tested showed iron levels in 
      the range of 800-1000 mg of elemental iron per I kg of iron fortified salt. 
      Distribution of IFS to households was irregular and only 40% of the households 
      had stocks of IFS at the time of home visits. None of the households using IFS 
      reported any kind of adverse effects. Prevalence of anaemia (blood haemoglobin 
      level of less than 11 g/dl) was highest among pregnant women (90.9%) followed by 
      lactating women (88.7%), school aged children (84.4%) and preschool children 
      (77.9%) respectively. Folifer tablets are being distributed to pregnant, 
      lactating women and preschool children. Adult tablets contain 60 mg of elemental 
      iron in the form of ferrous sulphate (FeSO4) and 500 m g of folic acid. Tablets 
      distributed to children contain 20 mg of elemental iron and 100 m g of folic 
      acid. Enquires regarding distribution of folifer tablets showed that 71% of 
      pregnant women, 22% of lactating women and 22% of children received the folifer 
      tablets at sometime or other and no toxic effects were reported. These results 
      indicate the necessity for some modifications in existing strategies for 
      distribution of IFS in order that it be effective in the prevention of widespread 
      anaemia.
FAU - Rameshwar Sarma, K V
AU  - Rameshwar Sarma KV
AD  - Division of Field Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of 
      Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania P.O., Hyderabad - 500 007, India.
FAU - Brahmam, G N
AU  - Brahmam GN
FAU - Reddy, C G
AU  - Reddy CG
FAU - Ravindranath, M
AU  - Ravindranath M
FAU - Rao, N P
AU  - Rao NP
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - China
TA  - Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
JT  - Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
JID - 9440304
EDAT- 1992/12/01 00:00
MHDA- 1992/12/01 00:01
CRDT- 2013/12/11 06:00
PHST- 2013/12/11 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 1992/12/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1992/12/01 00:01 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 1992 Dec;1(4):239-43.