Vitamin A status and associated factors in infants attending at Primary Health Care in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Cardoso, Marly Augusto³  Peixoto, Maria do Rosário Gondim²  Hadler, Maria Claret Costa Monteiro²  Silva, Sara Araújo da¹  Cobayashi, Fernanda³  Silva, Lara Lívia Santos da² 

[1] Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil;Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil;Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

关键词: Vitamin A;    Micronutrients;    Infant;    Child health;    Nutritional status;    Primary health care;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1980-5497201500020016

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status of vitamin A and associated factors in children assisted in Primary Care Health in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 228 children 12 to 16 months of age. The nutritional status of vitamin A was assessed by serum retinol concentration, determined by high performance liquid chromatography. Multiple linear regression models with hierarchical selection of independent variables were used to evaluate the correlation with serum retinol as the dependent variable. RESULTS: The vitamin A deficiency (retinol < 0,7 μmol/L) was observed in 14,0% of the children. Maternal schooling and hemoglobin concentration were positively correlated with serum retinol concentration, while C-reactive protein showed a negative correlation (R2 = 0,1648). CONCLUSION: The vitamin A deficiency in one-year-old children attended in Basic Health Units in Goiânia configures itself as a moderate public health problem. Actions to promote maternal education, morbidity control and prevention of other micronutrient deficiencies are important for prevention and control of the vitamin A deficiency in this population.

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