Trend of vitamin A defiency and anemia in Vietnam during recent years, and news measures recommended for controlling program
- Author:
Nguyen Xuan Ninh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Vitamin A defiency, nemia
- MeSH:
Vitamin A;
Anemia;
Vitamin A Deficiency
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2003;285(6):23-31
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A meta-analyze on vitamin A (VA) and anemia surveys in the year 1995 and 2000. The results showed that anemis is reducing during the recent years, particularly more in pregnancy women, and less in young infants. However anemis is still a public health significant problem (PHS). Clinical VA lesions are continuously lower than PHS. While the sub-clinical VA deficiency is still a PHS, of which majority is in mild and moderate levels. It was recognized that the problem is more severe in young infant < 6 months. Low VA content in breast-milk is more than 50% among lactating women. The recommendations, such as social marketing on the using iron tablet, iron fortification into several foods have been developed for control of anemia; VA capsule supplementation of 50,000 IU to the infant < 6 months combined with immunization of PDT on 6, 10, 14 weeks; Increasing doses of VA for women after delivery. Weekly supplementation of iron combined with low dose VA to pregnance women
