Prevalence and Risk Factors of Vitamin B12 Deficiency among Pregnant Women in Rural Bangladesh

Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes. However, data on vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnant Bangladeshi women are limited. This study examines vitamin B12 deficiency and marginal deficiency in rural Bangladeshi women during e...

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Published in:Nutrients 2022-05, Vol.14 (10), p.1993
Main Authors: Sobowale, Odunayo Ifeoluwa, Khan, Moududur Rahman, Roy, Anjan Kumar, Raqib, Rubhana, Ahmed, Faruk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bangladesh
Birth weight
Complications
Cyanocobalamin
Data collection
Diet
Dietary supplements
Folic acid
Food
Gestational age
Immunoassay
marginal vitamin B12 deficiency
Meat
Nutrient deficiency
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
pregnant women
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Sociodemographics
Vitamin B12
vitamin B12 deficiency
Womens health
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Summary:Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes. However, data on vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnant Bangladeshi women are limited. This study examines vitamin B12 deficiency and marginal deficiency in rural Bangladeshi women during early and late pregnancies. Some 522 women whose gestational age was
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu14101993