Associations between iron status and psychosocial wellbeing among pregnant women in Cape Coast, Ghana: a longitudinal study
Increases in iron status from first to second trimester were related to improvements in psychosocial wellbeing, implying potential benefit of iron supplementation on affect in early pregnancy. Larger studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Authors
- Laura E. Murray‐Kolb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5836-9471)
- Moses Klevor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2447-9020)
- Ruth Pobee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7004-5843)
- Jacob Setorglo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2691-1764)
Institutions
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980024002088
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.45
Funders
- American Association of University Women
- Pennsylvania State University