Prevalence of clinical and sub-clinical vitamin a deficiency among rural preschool children of West Bengal, India

Prevalence of clinical and sub-clinical vitamin a deficiency among rural preschool children of West Bengal, India

A community based cross-sectional study was carried out in rural areas of West Bengal with the aim to assess the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among rural preschool children. Clinical examination was carried out on 9,228 children for the signs and symptoms of VAD and a sub-sample of 590 c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian pediatrics 2011, Vol.48 (1), p.47-49
Hauptverfasser: Arlappa, N., Balakrishna, N., Laxmaiah, A., Madhavan Nair, K., Brahmam, G. N. V.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
India - epidemiology
Infant
Male
Maternal and Child Health
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Short Communication
Socioeconomic Factors
Vitamin A Deficiency - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:A community based cross-sectional study was carried out in rural areas of West Bengal with the aim to assess the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among rural preschool children. Clinical examination was carried out on 9,228 children for the signs and symptoms of VAD and a sub-sample of 590 children were covered for the estimation of blood vitamin A levels using dried blood spot (DBS) method. The prevalence of Bitot’s spots was 0.6% (95% CI=0.44, 0.76), which is more than the public health significance, and it increased with increase in age. The prevalence was significantly higher ( P
ISSN:0019-6061
0974-7559
DOI:10.1007/s13312-011-0023-z