Relationships between vitamin A, iron status and helminthiasis in Bangladeshi school children

Public Health Nutrition

M Gebre-Medhin¹  V Persson¹  T Greiner¹  F Ahmed¹ 

关键词: Vitamin A deficiency;    Iron deficiency;    Anaemia;    Iron deficiency anaemia;    Helminthiasis;    Retinol;    Beta-carotene;    Haemoglobin;    Ferritin;    Dietary intake;    Primary school children;    Bangladesh;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980000000100

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveTo explore the relationships between biochemical indicators of vitamin A and iron status and the intestinal helminths Ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm in primary school children.SettingTwo rural governmental schools in northwestern Bangladesh.DesignCross-sectional study.SubjectsThe sample consisted of 164 children in grades 3–5.MethodsSerum retinol and β-carotene (by high-performance liquid chromatography, HPLC), haemoglobin (HemoCue), ferritin (enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay, ELIZA) and height and weight were measured. Dietary intake of vitamin A was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire and faecal analyses were done using Stoll's egg-count technique.ResultsThe mean serum retinol was 26.8 μg dl−1 and 20% had a level of

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