European journal of molecular biology and biochemistry

A STUDY ON ZINC AND VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION TO RETINOL AND ZINC LEVELS OF BREAST MILK IN THE MALNUTRITION PREGNANT WOMEN IN THIRD SEMESTER

Param joythi GE* and Mallikarjuna M

drgeparamj9@gmail.com

Malnutrition,Zinc, Vitamin-A,Breast milk,Pregnant woman

In India most of the places due to poverty, women’s are suffering with malnutrition problem. Malnutrition problems were associated with different factors, which include various macro and micronutrients and vitamins. Various nutritious factors play the important role in growth and development of infants and children’s. These nutrients involved in various functions at cellular levels especially in pregnant woman. In the present study we identify the levels of Zinc and retinol levels in malnutrition pregnant woman after supplementation. Zinc and high-dose vitamin A supplementation in the malnutrition pregnant women in third trimester could increase retinol and zinc levels in breast milk. This research applied an experimental design of double blind randomized tests (pre-test and post-test) on two groups (trial and control groups) to analyze the effect of zinc and highdose vitamin A supplementation. Variables of interest were measured two times, pre-test and post-test. Methodology: Data were collected through questionnaire-based interviews, laboratory tests of blood samples and breast milk. Based on the inclusion criteria, 42 malnutrition pregnant women were selected as samples. The samples were randomly assigned to two groups, trial and control groups. Based on t-tests, the effects of supplementation were analyzed. Results: The results showed that there was no significant differences of zinc (p < 0.386) and retinol levels (p < 0.948) of breast milk between pre and post-tests within control group and trial group. The conclusion is there was no difference on zinc and retinol levels of breast milk between the control and trial groups. These results suggested that zinc and high-dose vitamin A supplementation has effect on retinol and zinc levels of breast milk in the trial groups when compared with control group.