| Autor: |
D W, Khandait, N D, Vasudeo, S P, Zodpey, D T, Kumbhalkar, M R, Koram |
| Rok vydání: |
1999 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. 29(2) |
| ISSN: |
0125-1562 |
| Popis: |
The present cross sectional study was carried out to estimate prevalence of subclinical vitamin A deficiency among undersix children by using conjunctival impression cytology in urban slums of Nagpur city in central India. The study population included 308 non-xerophthalmic undersix children selected randomly. Conjunctival impression cytology was performed by standard procedure. Out of 308 children 110 (35.7%) had subclinical vitamin A deficiency. Increasing prevalence of subclinical vitamin A deficiency was non-significantly associated with advancing age. Higher prevalence of subclinical vitamin A deficiency was observed in severely malnourished children. The prevalence of subclinical vitamin A deficiency observed in this study (35.7%) is much more than the criteria laid down by WHO, which warrants community wide intervention. This problem assumes more significance because they are apparently healthy and if timely vitamin A supplementation is not given, any intercurrent infection is likely to worsen the vitamin A status and result in known consequences of xerophthalmia. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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