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17121305

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
The study aimed to assess the prevalence of anemia and vitamin A deficiency in preschool children in rural Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study was done on eight randomly-selected sub-districts of rural Bangladesh. Children (n=1,302) aged 2-6 years were studied. Families of 43% of the study participants had a monthly household expenditure of US$ 60 or less. Fifty-six percent of the children were underweight, and 17% were severely underweight; 18% were wasted, and 1% were severely wasted; and 45% were stunted while 20% were severely stunted. The mean+/-SD serum retinol of the children was1.0+/-0.4 micromol/l, and 3% of them had serum retinol levels of <0.35 micromol/l, about one-fifth (20%) had a serum retinol level of <0.70 micromol/l and 55% had serum retinol levels of <1.05 pmol/l. The mean hemoglobin concentration of the children was 110+/-11 g/l, and 48% had a Hb of <11 g/l signifying anemia in this age group. Thirty-one percent (31 %) of children had low serum ferritin (<12 microg/l), and 14% had elevated CRP (> or = 15 mg/l) indicating the presence of a sub-clinical infection. Male and female children had similar nutritional status and biochemical profiles although boys tended to be heavier than girls (p=0.013). The proportion of children with anemia and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) declined significantly (p<0.001) with advancing age. Five percent of the study children had IDA and concomitant low serum retinol. The proportion of children with IDA and serum retinol also declined significantly with increasing age from 8% in children aged 35 months or younger, to 3% in children aged 60 months and more (p=0.025). Results of our study clearly demonstrated the public health importance of anemia and vitamin A deficiency among children of rural Bangladesh.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0125-1562
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
771-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Childhood anemia and vitamin a deficiency in rural Bangladesh.
pubmed:affiliation
ICDDR,B: Center for Health and Population Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh. gfaruque@icddrb.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article