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EFFICACY OF MORINGA OLEIFERA IN TREATING IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE GROUP

@inproceedings{Sindhu2013EFFICACYOM,
  title={EFFICACY OF MORINGA OLEIFERA IN TREATING IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE GROUP},
  author={S. Sindhu and Sophia Mangala and Barbara Sherry and Mangala Subramanian},
  year={2013}
}

• S. Sindhu, S. Mangala, +1 author Mangala Subramanian
• Published 2013
• Medicine

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is most prevalent among Indian women in reproductive age from lower socio economic strata and 80% of women with anaemia suffer from IDA. This study was done with the intention of finding efficient substitutes in the form of non haem iron of vegetable origin i.e. Moringa oleifera leaves (drumstick) and jaggery to treat anaemia. Women belonging to lower socio-economic strata in suburban/rural Bangalore aged 15-45 were the target group. A simple random sampling of 60 women suffering from IDA was taken where 30 women were assigned to the intervention group and 30 to the control group. Diagnosis of anaemia was done using Tallqvist’s haemoglobin scale. The intervention group was then given a therapy which consisted of 100gm of Moringa oleifera and jaggery (dry weight) in a ratio of 80:20 for thirty days. The inhibitors of iron absorption (milk, phytates, and tannins) were not taken along with the supplements. After thirty days the haemoglobin levels were analysed again and recorded. The results were analysed based on percentages and proportions. Student’s t test was used to find out any significant difference between intervention and the control group. At the end of the supplementation period (30 days), the women in intervention group showed an increase in haemoglobin level. By the Student’s t test, the post intervention data is highly significant,t=4.109 (P <0.001).This study shows that Moringa oleifera with jaggery has significantly improved haemoglobin levels of anaemic women. This can be promoted in the community for women with iron deficiency anaemia. Further studies with larger samples maybe performed to corroborate the above data.