Disadvantaged black and coloured infants in two urban communities in the Western Cape, South Africa differ in micronutrient status

Public Health Nutrition

A Oelofse¹  JMA Van Raaij¹  AJS Benadé¹  MA Dhansay¹  JGAJ Hautvast¹  JJM Tolboom¹ 

关键词: Infant nutrition;    Diet;    Nutritional status;    Urban;    Micronutrients;    Zinc;    Iron deficiency;    Vitamin A;   

DOI  :  10.1079/PHN2002263

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

Objectives:To determine the nutritional and health status of urban infants in two disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape, South Africa with special reference to micronutrient status. The results of this study will serve to plan an intervention study in these communities in the same age group.Design:Cross-sectional study.Setting:Two disadvantaged urban black and ‘coloured’ communities in the Western Cape, South Africa.Subjects:Sixty infants aged 6–12 months from each community.Outcome measures:Dietary intake, anthropometric measurements, micronutrient status and psychomotor development.Results:Stunting and underweight were more prevalent in coloured infants (18% and 7%, respectively) than in black infants (8% and 2%, respectively). Anaemia (haemoglobin (Hb)

【 授权许可】

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