Vitamin A deficiency in poor, urban, lactating women in Bangladesh: factors influencing vitamin A status

Public Health Nutrition

Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman¹  Asfia Azim¹  Faruk Ahmed¹ 

关键词: Vitamin A deficiency;    Lactating women;    Serum retinol;    Urban poor;    Bangladesh;   

DOI  :  10.1079/PHN2002454

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

Aims:To investigate the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among lactating women in a poor urban population of Bangladesh, and to examine the relationship between various factors and vitamin A status.Design:Cross-sectional study.Setting:Maternal and child health clinic in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.Subjects and methods:A total of 120 lactating women aged 17–37 years were randomly selected from women who attended a local maternal and child health clinic in Dhaka City for immunisation of their children. Various socio-economic, personal characteristics, dietary intakes of vitamin A and anthropometric data were collected. Serum retinol (vitamin A) concentration was determined as a measure of vitamin A status.Results:Of the subjects, 37% had low serum vitamin A levels (

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