Mean Hb values differed significantly
between Groups (p=0.03), although
this difference referred to the third gestational
trimester (p=0.02). Despite the
frequency of anemia having been slightly
lower in the After mandatory flour fortification
group (9.3%), when compared to the Before fortification group (12.3%), this
difference was not statistically significant.
Nonetheless, high frequencies of anemia
(20.8%) stood out in the second and third
gestational trimesters of the After and
Before mandatory flour fortification groups,
respectively (Table 2).