DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/jgi.12.2.60-69

A systematic review of iron supplementation’s effects on adolescent girls

1Department of Public Health, Preventive Medicine, Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Universitas Ciputra Surabaya, Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

2Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Population and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

Received: 1 Sep 2023; Revised: 22 Feb 2024; Accepted: 14 Mar 2024; Available online: 28 Jun 2024; Published: 28 Jun 2024.

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Background: Anaemia is a nutritional problem that mostly affects adolescent girls around the world and has become a public health problem in many countries. Iron supplementation is one of public health intervention used to prevent adolescents from iron deficiency anaemia. Various countries have widely applied this program to reduce and prevent anaemia in adolescent and pregnant women.

Objectives: Therefore, this literature review will discuss the effects of iron supplementation program on adolescent girls.

Materials and Methods: This study was a systematic literature review of eight articles. These articles were found from scientific journal articles from five databases (Proquest, Science direct, EbscoHost, Pubmed, SAGE).

Results: Our study showed iron supplementation in adolescent girls increased haemoglobin status, serum ferritin and decreased anaemia prevalence.

Conclusion: Initiatives for iron supplementation programs among adolescent girls are necessary to reduce iron deficiency anaemia.

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Keywords: Background: Anaemia is a nutritional problem that mostly affects adolescent girls around the world and has become a public health problem in many countries. Iron supplementation is one of public health intervention used to prevent adolescents from iron de

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