Full-term, peri-urban South African infants under 6 months of age are at risk for early-onset anaemia

Public Health Nutrition

LN Sibeko¹  T Johns¹  MA Dhansay¹  K Gray-Donald¹  KE Charlton¹  ME Van Stuijvenberg¹ 

关键词: Haemoglobin;    Anaemia;    Serum retinol;    Breast milk vitamin A;    Lactating women;    Infants;    Peri-urban South Africa;   

DOI  :  10.1079/PHN2004612

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

Objective:There is a paucity of data on the micronutrient status of low-income, lactating South African women and their infants under 6 months of age. The aim of this study was to elucidate the level of anaemia and vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in peri-urban breast-feeding women and their young infants.Design:Cross-sectional study including anthropometric, biochemical and infant feeding data.Setting:Peri-urban settlement in Cape Town, South Africa.Subjects:Breast-feeding women (n = 113) and their infants (aged 1–6 months) attending a peri-urban clinic.Results:Mean (standard deviation (SD)) haemoglobin (Hb) of the lactating mothers was 12.4 (1.3) gdl−1, with 32% found to be anaemic (Hb < 12 g dl−1). Maternal serum retinol was 49.8 (SD 13.3) μg dl−1, with 4.5% VAD. Using breast milk, mean (SD) retinol concentration was found to be 70.6 (24.6) μg dl−1 and 15.7 (8.3) μg/g milk fat, with 13% below the cut-off level of

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