High Variability of Iron Status in Adolescent during Pregnancy in Côte d'Ivoire

Mathieu Nahounou Bleyere^1, , Mama KONE¹, Augustin Kouaho Amonkan², Duni Sawadogo³ and Paul AngouéYapo¹

¹Laboratory of Physiology, Pharmacology and Phytotherapy, UFR des Sciences de la nature, Nangui Abrogoua University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

²Laboratory of nutrition and pharmacology (Unit Training and Research of Biosciences)/Félix Houphouët-Boigny University; Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

³Laboratoire of haematology (Training and Research Unit of the Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences)/Félix Houphouët-Boigny University; Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

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Mathieu Nahounou Bleyere, Mama KONE, Augustin Kouaho Amonkan, Duni Sawadogo and Paul AngouéYapo. High Variability of Iron Status in Adolescent during Pregnancy in Côte d'Ivoire. World Journal of Nutrition and Health. 2013; 1(1):1-9. doi: 10.12691/jnh-1-1-1

Abstract

Iron metabolism in adolescents during pregnancy is degraded in the world. And yet, very few studies in Côte d'Ivoire are devoted to this public health concern. This study aims to evaluate and characterize possible changes in iron metabolism in adolescents during pregnancy. Our study involved 112 adolescents aged 15 to 19 in consultation in urban community health centers of Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire). In each adolescent, a blood sample was taken at bend of the elbow in morning on an empty stomach. These blood samples were collected in tubes with anticoagulant (EDTA) and dry tubes. The haematological and biochemical parameters were determined to assess iron status of adolescent in the three trimesters of pregnancy. Findings of study showed that iron stores and all evaluation parameters of iron metabolism were altered in adolescents during pregnancy. Haematological parameters except for MCH and MCHC and serum iron, saturation coefficient of transferrin and serum ferritin were decreased in the third trimester of pregnancy. Conversely, serum transferrin and total iron bindin capacity were increased at this same trimester of pregnancy. Anaemia prevalence of 77.7% among study subjects was observed in third trimester of pregnancy. Moreover, at this stage of pregnancy, no adolescent has indicated normal biological parameter of iron metabolism. In this sense, observed components of iron status were, iron deficiency, iron deficiency anaemia, inflammatory anaemia and inflammatory anaemia associated with iron deficiency. Iron deficiency anaemia is most prevalent among adolescents with 76.8% in the third trimester of pregnancy. Iron metabolism in adolescents of Abidjan is highly altered. This degradation is more significant in third trimester of pregnancy.

Keywords:
iron metabolism iron deficiency iron deficiency anaemia adolescent pregnancy Côte d'Ivoire

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