Anaemia and vitamin A status among adolescent schoolboys in Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Public Health Nutrition

Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman¹  Robert Hughes¹  Faruk Ahmed¹  Adeba Nazma Noor¹  Ataur Rahman¹ 

关键词: Adolescent boys;    Anaemia;    Vitamin A deficiency;    Body mass index;    Bangladesh;   

DOI  :  10.1079/PHN2005858

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesTo investigate the prevalence of anaemia and subclinical vitamin A deficiency among adolescent schoolboys in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, and to identify factors related to anaemia and vitamin A status.DesignA cross-sectional study.SettingGovernment high schools in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.Subjects and methodsA total of 381 boys, aged 11–16 years, from 10 schools in Dhaka City participated in the study. Socio-economic, anthropometric and dietary data were collected. Haemoglobin and serum retinol (vitamin A) concentrations were determined.ResultsSeven per cent of the boys were anaemic and 22% had serum vitamin A levels below the adequate level of 1.05 μmol l−1, with only 1.5% having subclinical vitamin A deficiency (

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