Analysis of the Family Life Surveys in Indonesia: The Contribution of Wheat Flour Fortification to Improving Anemia 公开
Kendrick, Katherine (2014)
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Abstract
Objective
Mandatory wheat flour fortification with electrolytic iron, zinc, thiamine, riboflavin, and folic acid became effective in Indonesia in 2002. There have been no evaluations of the effectiveness of wheat flour fortification on improving hemoglobin concentrations. This study estimated the contribution of wheat flour fortification to the change in hemoglobin concentration and anemia prevalence from the period before to after the introduction of mandatory fortification.
MethodsThe Indonesia Family Life Survey is a longitudinal study that followed over 30,000 Indonesians from 1993 to 2008. Data from 5,828 non-pregnant women of child-bearing age with hemoglobin measurements in 1997, 2000, and 2007 were analyzed. Anemia prevalence was calculated, adjusting for smoking status and altitude. Logistic regression was used to predict the effect of confounders on anemia status, while linear regression was used for hemoglobin concentration.
ResultsAnemia prevalence significantly decreased (p<0.0001) from the pre-fortification period during 1997-2000 (34.0%) to the post-fortification period in 2007 (25.2%). The main variable of interest, whether a household purchased foods containing heme iron and flour, only heme iron, only flour, or neither in the past week was not significantly associated with either hemoglobin concentration or anemia status.
ConclusionWheat flour fortification does not appear to have significantly contributed to the reduction in anemia prevalence among women of child-bearing age in Indonesia. It is recommended that the fortification iron source be changed from electrolytic iron to a more bioavailable form.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
5 Methods
12 Results
20 Discussion
28 Conclusion
29 References
32 Tables
43 Appendix
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