Association between oral contraceptive use and markers of iron deficiency in a cross-sectional study of Tanzanian women

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 50-54

  Haile, Zelalem T ^a   Teweldeberhan, Asli K ^b   Chertok, Ilana R A ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Anemia; Demographic and Health Survey; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anemia; Oral contraceptives; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA; TREATMENT DURATION; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; DRUG EFFECTS; HEALTH SURVEY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOMARKERS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRON; LOGISTIC MODELS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954393849     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.06.040     Document Type: Article

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