Analysis on the status of vitamin A deficiency among children under 5 years old in poor rural areas of 6 Western Chinese provinces in 2009
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2011.12.010
- VernacularTitle:中国西部6省(区)贫困农村5岁以下儿童维生素A缺乏状况分析
- Author:
Ji-Guo ZHANG
1
;
Bing ZHANG
;
Wen-Wen DU
;
Chang SU
;
Ai-Dong LIU
;
Ji ZHANG
;
Yu-Xia MA
;
Feng-Ying ZHAI
Author Information
1. 中国疾病预防控制中心营养与食品安全所
- Keywords:
Vitamin A deficiency;
Children;
Rural areas
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2011;32(12):1224-1226
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the status of vitamin A deficiency among children under 5 years old in poor rural areas of 6 Western Chinese provinces in 2009.Methods The study subjects involved 2091 children from a program-'Appropriate measurements in improving children under-nutrition in poor rural areas'.Results In 2009,prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among children under 5 years old from the poor rural areas of 6 western Chinese provinces was 20.2％,with boys as 20.6％ and girls as 19.7％.Prevalence rates of vitamin A deficiency among children under 5 years old in the highest and lowest areas were seen in Gansu(25.5％)and Guangxi(12.2％)provinces,respectively.The peak of vitamin A deficiency prevalence fell in the 6-11 months age group.The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency declined along with the increase of age.Conclusion Results from this study demonstrated that vitamin A deficiency among children under 5 years old appeared to be a serious public health problem in the poor rural areas of 6 Western Chinese provinces.Education on reasonable ways of feeding and provision of complementary nutrients to children with vitamin A deficiency,should be the key points in the prevention and control programs on this problem.
