A severe anemia, vitamin A deficiency status in infants aged from 5-8 months old, belong to district Dong Hy, Thai Nguyen province
- Author:
Nguyen Xuan Ninh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
anemia, vitamin A deficiency
- MeSH:
Vitamin A Deficiency;
Anemia;
Infant;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;456(7):9-12
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study was carried out in 323 bottle-fed infants od 5-6 months old in Dong Hy District – Thai Nguyen province in 2002 year. Malnourhished occurred in a high incidence, 11.5% have had a substandard height, 74.6% anemia and 39.3% vitamin A deficiency. Anemia and vitamin A deficiency were correlated positively. Anemia infants have had 2.3 times higher of vitamin A deficiency than normal infants and in contrary. Ethnic minority infants have had a gap rate of anemia and vitamin A deficiency 2 times higher than Kinh infants. In mothers, knowledge and practice of nutrition and breastfeeding, and of infant care were very limited. Nutrition supplements was not appropriate
