Extent of vitamin A deficiency among rural pregnant women in Bangladesh
| Autor: | Faruk Ahmed, Shoko Wada, Nasima Akhter, Tahmeed Ahmed, Cadi Parvin Banu, Vanessa Lee, AM Shamsir Ahmed |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Vitamin medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cross-sectional study Nutritional Status Medicine (miscellaneous) Gestational Age Rural Health Young Adult chemistry.chemical_compound Pregnancy Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine Humans Medicine Young adult Vitamin A Bangladesh Nutrition and Dietetics Anthropometry Vitamin A Deficiency business.industry Obstetrics Nutritional Requirements Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Gestational age medicine.disease Diet Pregnancy Complications Vitamin A deficiency Cross-Sectional Studies Endocrinology chemistry Dietary Reference Intake Educational Status Female business |
| Zdroj: | Public Health Nutrition. 11:1326-1331 |
| ISSN: | 1475-2727 1368-9800 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1368980008002723 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh, and examine the relationship between various factors and vitamin A status.SettingCommunity Nutrition Promoter (CNP) centres in Kapasia sub-district of Gazipur district, Bangladesh.DesignA cross-sectional study.Subjects and methodsTwo hundred women, aged 18–39 years, in their second or third trimester of pregnancy were selected from seventeen CNP centres in four unions of Kapasia sub-district where they usually visit for antenatal care. Various socio-economic, personal and pregnancy-related information, dietary intake of vitamin A and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) data were collected. Serum retinol (vitamin A) concentration was determined.ResultsMore than half (51 %) of the pregnant women had low vitamin A status (serum retinol F-ratio (10·3) was highly significant (P = 0·0001), the adjusted R2 was 0·18 (multiple R = 0·45).ConclusionVAD is highly prevalent among rural pregnant women in Bangladesh. Gestational age, nutritional status, per-capita expenditure on food and wealth index appear to be important in influencing the vitamin A status of these women. An appropriate intervention is warranted in order to improve the vitamin A status. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|