@article{article_72606, title={Copper Nutriture Amongst Pregnant Women in a Rural}, journal={EASTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE}, volume={8}, pages={15–17}, year={2013}, author={Pathak, Priyali and Kumar Kapoor, Suresh and Kapil, Umesh and Kumar Joshi, Yogendra and Dwivedi, Sada Nand}, abstract={Objective: Assessment of copper nutriture amongst <br />pregnant women of a rural area in India. <br />Method: A community based cross-sectional study was <br />conducted amongst pregnant women (PW) in a rural <br />block (randomly selected) of Haryana State, India. All <br />the villages of the block were listed and six villages <br />were randomly selected for the detailed study. Two <br />hundred and eighty-two PW with gestational age 28 <br />weeks and more were enrolled into the study. Data on <br />age, gestational age, socio-economic status, and other <br />demographic parameters were collected by utilizing a <br />pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire. Copper <br />nutriture was assessed by measuring the serum copper <br />levels (by the atomic absorption spectrophotometric <br />method) and the dietary intake of copper (by the 24-hr <br />dietary recall methodology). <br />Results: The mean serum copper concentration of the <br />study subjects was 192.9 ± 60.9 µg/dl. Only 2.7% of the <br />PW had deficient copper nutriture (serum copper <br />concentration < 80 µg/dl). Dietary intake data revealed <br />that 75% of the PW were consuming 50% and more of <br />the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for copper <br />(2g). A significant positive correlation (p<0.01) was <br />found between gestational age and serum copper <br />levels. <br />Conclusion: The prevalence of copper deficiency <br />amongst PW was 2.7%. <br />Key words:  Copper nutriture, copper deficiency, <br />pregnancy, dietary intake}, number={1}, publisher={Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi}