A free weekly iron-folic acid supplementation and regular deworming program is associated with improved hemoglobin and iron status indicators in Vietnamese women

Table 2 Comparisons of iron status markers at baseline and 3- and 12-months post-implementation.

Survey	Serum ferritin μg/L*			Soluble Transferrin Receptor mg/L*			TfR/Fe-Index*
	n	Mean	95% CI	n	Mean	95% CI	n	Mean	95% CI
Baseline	329	28.2	(24.2, 32.9)	336	1.69	(1.60, 1.78)	326	1.24	(1.05, 1.14)
3 month	320	38.9	(34.4, 44.0)	329	1.71	(1.63, 1.80)	320	1.10	(1.01, 1.07)
12 month	353	43.2	(38.6, 48.0)	361	1.41	(1.34, 1.48)	352	0.95	(0.92, 0.98)

* Exponentiated means and 95%CIs of log transformed values, SE adjusted for clusters as village.

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