Anaemia, iron deficiency and vitamin A status among school-aged children in rural Kazakhstan

Public Health Nutrition

Osamu Kunii¹  Shigehiro Iwabuchi¹  Wathan Caypil¹  Akmaral Alnazarova¹  Masahiro Hashizume¹  Taeko Shimoda¹  Momoko Chiba¹  Atsuko Shinohara¹  Satoshi Sasaki¹  Damir Dauletbaev¹ 

关键词: Anaemia;    Iron deficiency;    Vitamin A;    Serum retinol;    School-aged children;    Kazakhstan;   

DOI  :  10.1079/PHN2004717

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesTo investigate the prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency and vitamin A status among school-aged children in rural Kazakhstan and identify factors associated with anaemia in this population.DesignA cross-sectional design.SettingSchool-aged children in rural Kazakhstan.SubjectsSocio-economic and anthropometric information was collected from 159 school-aged children living in the Kzyl-Orda region of Kazakhstan. Blood samples were collected and the concentrations of haemoglobin (Hb), serum iron, serum ferritin (SF), erythrocyte protoporphyrin (EP), serum retinol and β-carotene, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), transferrin saturation (TS) and other haematological indices were measured.ResultsAmong the 159 children, the prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency defined by the multiple criteria model (SF, TS and EP) was 27% and 13%, respectively. Nine per cent had iron-deficiency anaemia and 21% had serum retinol value

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