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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-7-26
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pubmed:abstractText |
A vitamin A survey was conducted among school children attending primary schools located in urban residential compounds categorised according to their socio-economic status based on average income, as well as in pre-school children from one compound. The study was done in order to find out the effect of socio-economic status on the distribution of vitamin A levels and to ascertain whether vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem in Zambian children. A total of 814 school going and 381 pre-school children were studied. The serum samples were analysed by High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Using a Chi square analysis there was a significant difference in the results between the more affluent areas with higher monthly average income and the less affluent ones (p < 0.05) showing that the socio-economic status of communities is an important factor in interpreting the distribution of vitamin A levels in children. Vitamin A deficiency was found to be a public health problem only in the pre-school age group. Intervention efforts to reduce vitamin A deficiency should mainly target this group.
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pubmed:keyword |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa South Of The Sahara,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Age Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Biology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/CHILD,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Child Nutrition,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Demographic Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Eastern Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Economic Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/English Speaking Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Health,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Income,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Nutrition,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Physiology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population Characteristics,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Report,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Socioeconomic Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Socioeconomic Status,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/VITAMIN A,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/VITAMINS,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Youth,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Zambia
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Mar
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pubmed:issn |
0008-9176
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
42
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
70-2
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:otherAbstract |
PIP: Vitamin A status was assessed among 433 children aged 7-15 years and 381 preschoolers in the following urban residential areas of Ndola district: Kansenshi, Masala, Chifubu, Chibolele, Kabwata, Lumano, and Nkwazi. Serum samples were analyzed by High Pressure Liquid Chromatography. The study was conducted to determine the effect of socioeconomic status upon the distribution of vitamin A levels and whether vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem in Zambian children. Vitamin A levels were significantly higher among children from affluent areas compared to children from less affluent ones. However, vitamin A deficiency was found to be a public health problem only among preschool children. The socioeconomic status of communities is therefore clearly an important factor in interpreting the distribution of vitamin A levels among children.
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8653772-Chi-Square Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:8653772-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:8653772-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:8653772-Child Nutrition Disorders,
pubmed-meshheading:8653772-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8653772-Nutrition Surveys,
pubmed-meshheading:8653772-Socioeconomic Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:8653772-Urban Health,
pubmed-meshheading:8653772-Vitamin A,
pubmed-meshheading:8653772-Vitamin A Deficiency,
pubmed-meshheading:8653772-Zambia
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pubmed:year |
1996
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Socio-economic status and serum vitamin A levels in Zambian children.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Biochemistry Unit, TDRC, Ndola, Zambia.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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