iron supplementation consumption in high school students: a cross- sectional study
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background: girls are one of the high risk groups for iron deficiency anemia. iron supplementation program is a preventive strategy for female students in high schools in iran. this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of iron supplements consumption among high school students in the southeast of iran. methods: a quantitative study was conducted in zahedan (the capital of sistan and balochestan province) in the southeast of iran in 2015. the sample size was 400 high school students from different areas of zahedan who were randomly selected. a standard questionnaire was used for data collection. the data were analyzed using spss statistical software through descriptive statistics, one way anova and chi-square. results: in total, 68.2% of the students did not administer any tablets whether regularly or irregularly during the past 16 weeks. about 41 third grade students did not take any tablets in 16 weeks. there were a statistically significant correlation between lack of taking tablet and their grade point average of the last year (p=0.003, f=1.078); also, it had a significant association with school grade of students (p=0.009). conclusion: most of the students did not use iron supplementation in zahedan high schools. measures should be taken to increase the culture of consuming iron tablets by providing appropriate environmental conditions; it seems that iron supplementation programs will have positive impacts on the students.
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journal of health sciences and surveillance systemجلد ۴، شماره ۳، صفحات ۱۱۱-۰
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